Where does “一夫一婦制” come from?

一夫一婦制 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 制, from Middle Chinese 制.

一夫一婦制 (Japanese): monogamy

Definitions

  1. monogamy

Ancestry of “一夫一婦制”, step by step

一夫一婦制 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 制

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese制system
2Middle Chinese制—

via Japanese 一夫一婦

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese一夫一婦monogamy
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