Where does “thiên hoàng” come from?

thiên hoàng (Vietnamese) comes from Japanese 天皇, from Old Japanese 天皇, from Old Japanese 君 — emperor; lord, master → sovereign.

thiên hoàng (Vietnamese): an Emperor or Empress Regnant of Japan

Definitions

  1. an Emperor or Empress Regnant of Japan

Ancestry of “thiên hoàng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese天皇an Emperor or Empress of Japan; an emperor,...
2Old Japanese天皇a sovereign who governs a region; a term of...
3Old Japanese君emperor; lord, master → sovereign
Every word from Old Japanese 君 →Every word from Old Japanese 天皇 →Every word from Japanese 天皇 →
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