Where does “ピサの斜塔” come from?

ピサの斜塔 (Japanese) comes from Japanese の, from Old Japanese の, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.

ピサの斜塔 (Japanese): the Leaning Tower of Pisa

Definitions

  1. the Leaning Tower of Pisa

Ancestry of “ピサの斜塔”, step by step

ピサの斜塔 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 塔

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese塔a tower; a pagoda, a stupa; a steeple, spire
2Middle Chineseとう—
3Middle Chinese刀knife

via Japanese ピサ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JapaneseピサPisa
2ItalianPisa—
3LatinPisae—
Every word from Middle Chinese 能 →Every word from Old Japanese の →Every word from Japanese の →
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