Where does “兵司” come from?

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

兵司 (Japanese): a 律令 position in the 後宮 that manages weapons

Definitions

  1. a 律令 position in the 後宮 that manages weapons

Ancestry of “兵司”, step by step

兵司 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 兵

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese兵a soldier; a war machine; a weapon; a battle, a...
2Middle Chineseへい—
3Middle Chinese兵—

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 →