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Where does “tategyoji” come from?

tategyoji (English) comes from Japanese 立行司, from Japanese 立て, from Japanese 立てる, from Old Japanese 立つ, from Proto-Japonic tatu.

tategyoji (English): Either of the two highest-ranked gyoji who...

Definitions

  1. Either of the two highest-ranked gyoji who...

Ancestry of “tategyoji”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese立行司one of the two head "gyoji" overseeing the...
2Japanese立てmain, head, central; just; especially
3Japanese立てるto stand, to place in an upright position; to...
4Old Japanese立つto rise, stand
5Proto-Japonictatu—
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