Where does “gyoji” come from?

gyoji (English) comes from Japanese 行司, from Middle Chinese 行.

gyoji (English): a referee in a sumo match

Definitions

  1. a referee in a sumo match

Ancestry of “gyoji”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese行司sumo referee; Alternative spelling of 行事
2Middle Chinese行—
Every word from Middle Chinese 行 →Every word from Japanese 行司 →