Where does “cách mạng” come from?
cách mạng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese cách mệnh, from Japanese 革命, from Middle Chinese 革命 — to switch from a ruling dynasty to a new one.
cách mạng (Vietnamese): revolution; Misconstruction of cách mệnh
Definitions
- revolution; Misconstruction of cách mệnh
Ancestry of “cách mạng”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vietnamese | cách mệnh | Obsolete form of cách mạng |
| 2 | Japanese | 革命 | a revolution; a coup d'état; one of the sankaku... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 革命 | to switch from a ruling dynasty to a new one |