Where does “図書寮” come from?

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

図書寮 (Japanese): a 律令 department under the 中務省, responsible for managing books and stationery used by officials

Definitions

  1. a 律令 department under the 中務省, responsible for managing books and stationery used by officials

Ancestry of “図書寮”, step by step

図書寮 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 書

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese書document; letter
2Middle Chinese書—

via Japanese 図書

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese図書books
Every word from Middle Chinese 能 →