Where does “三戸” come from?
三戸 (Japanese) comes from Japanese の, from Old Japanese の, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.
三戸 (Japanese): three households
Ancestry of “三戸”, step by step
三戸 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese の
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | の | genitive case marker; nominative case marker in a... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | の | plain, field |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 能 | talent, ability |
via Japanese 三
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 三 | three, 3; third; three |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | さん | — |
via Japanese 戸
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 戸 | door; a plate placed on doorway; houses;... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 戶 | — |