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
Ancestry of “二宮”, step by step
二宮 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 二
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 二 | two, 2; second; two |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 二 | two |
via Japanese 宮
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 宮 | the place where a god resides: a shrine; a temple... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 宮 | — |