Where does “ヨハネの黙示録” come from?

ヨハネの黙示録 (Japanese) comes from Japanese の, from Old Japanese の, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.

ヨハネの黙示録 (Japanese): the Apocalypse of John

Definitions

  1. the Apocalypse of John

Ancestry of “ヨハネの黙示録”, step by step

ヨハネの黙示録 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 黙示録

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese黙示録the Apocalypse; the Revelation
2Translingual録—

via Japanese ヨハネ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JapaneseヨハネJohn biblical persons
Every word from Middle Chinese 能 →Every word from Old Japanese の →Every word from Japanese の →