Where does “主油司” come from?

主油司 (Japanese) comes from Japanese の, from Old Japanese の, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.

主油司 (Japanese): a 律令 office under the 宮内省, responsible for managing animal and plant oil production

Definitions

  1. a 律令 office under the 宮内省, responsible for managing animal and plant oil production

Ancestry of “主油司”, step by step

主油司 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 油

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese油fuel; oil

via Japanese 司

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese司official; government official
Every word from Middle Chinese 能 →Every word from Old Japanese の →Every word from Japanese の →