Where does “二宮” come from?

二宮 (Japanese) comes from Japanese の, from Old Japanese の, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.

二宮 (Japanese): the 中宮 and 東宮

Definitions

  1. the 中宮 and 東宮

Ancestry of “二宮”, step by step

二宮 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesegenitive case marker; nominative case marker in a...
2Old Japaneseplain, field
3Middle Chinesetalent, ability

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesetwo, 2; second; two
2Middle Chinesetwo

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesethe place where a god resides: a shrine; a temple...
2Middle Chinese
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