Where does “パンドーラーの箱” come from?

パンドーラーの箱 (Japanese) comes from Japanese の, from Old Japanese の, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.

パンドーラーの箱 (Japanese): Pandora's box

Definitions

  1. Pandora's box

Ancestry of “パンドーラーの箱”, step by step

パンドーラーの箱 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese の

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseのgenitive case marker; nominative case marker in a...
2Old Japaneseのplain, field
3Middle Chinese能talent, ability

via Japanese パンドーラー

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JapaneseパンドーラーPandora
2Ancient GreekΠᾰνδώρᾱPandora

via Japanese 箱

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese箱box
Every word from Middle Chinese 能 →Every word from Old Japanese の →Every word from Japanese の →