Where does “dân chủ” come from?
dân chủ (Vietnamese) comes from Japanese 民主, from Chinese 民主 — democracy; monarch; functionary; official.
dân chủ (Vietnamese): democratic; democracy
Ancestry of “dân chủ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 民主 | democracy |
| 2 | Chinese | 民主 | democracy; monarch; functionary; official |