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

Definitions

  1. three households

Ancestry of “三戸”, step by step

三戸 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 三

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese三three, 3; third; three
2Middle Chineseさん—

via Japanese 戸

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese戸door; a plate placed on doorway; houses;...
2Middle Chinese戶—
Every word from Middle Chinese 能 →Every word from Old Japanese の →Every word from Japanese の →