Where does “こじし座” come from?

こじし座 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 座, from Middle Chinese 座.

こじし座 (Japanese): Leo Minor

Definitions

  1. Leo Minor

Ancestry of “こじし座”, step by step

こじし座 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 座

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

via Japanese 小

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese小smallness; small size, small; Short for 小の月;...
2Old Japaneseささ—

via Japanese 獅子

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese獅子Synonym of ライオン; the Buddha, a Buddha; short for...
2Middle Chinese獅子—
Every word from Middle Chinese 座 →Every word from Japanese 座 →