Where does “レビ族” come from?

レビ族 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 族, from Middle Chinese 族.

レビ族 (Japanese): Levites

Definitions

  1. Levites

Ancestry of “レビ族”, step by step

レビ族 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 族

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese族a group; a tribe
2Middle Chinese族—

via Japanese レビ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JapaneseレビLevi
Every word from Middle Chinese 族 →Every word from Japanese 族 →