Where does “がか座” come from?

がか座 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 座, from Middle Chinese 座.

がか座 (Japanese): Pictor

Definitions

  1. Pictor

Ancestry of “がか座”, step by step

がか座 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 座

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese座names of constellations; names of theaters
2Middle Chinese座—

via Japanese 画架

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese画架—
Every word from Middle Chinese 座 →Every word from Japanese 座 →