Where does “へびつかい座” come from?

へびつかい座 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 座, from Middle Chinese 座.

へびつかい座 (Japanese): Ophiuchus

Definitions

  1. Ophiuchus

Ancestry of “へびつかい座”, step by step

へびつかい座 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 蛇遣い

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese蛇遣い—
Every word from Middle Chinese 座 →Every word from Japanese 座 →