Where does “勅撰和歌集” come from?

勅撰和歌集 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 和歌, from Middle Chinese 和.

勅撰和歌集 (Japanese): an anthology of poetry commissioned by order of an Emperor of Japan

Definitions

  1. an anthology of poetry commissioned by order of an Emperor of Japan

Ancestry of “勅撰和歌集”, step by step

勅撰和歌集 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 和歌

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese和歌Japanese poetry, waka; tanka: 31-mora poetry...
2Middle Chinese和—

via Japanese 集

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese集collection, assembly
2Middle Chinese集—

via Japanese 勅撰

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese勅撰—

Words derived from “勅撰和歌集”

Every word from Middle Chinese 和 →Every word from Japanese 和歌 →