Where does “国務長官” come from?
国務長官 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 長官, from Japanese 上, from Old Japanese うえ, from Proto-Japonic upay, from Sanskrit उपाय, from Sanskrit उप-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan upa-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian upa- — under, up from under; up from under, over; up,...
国務長官 (Japanese): a Secretary of State of the US State Department
Definitions
- a Secretary of State of the US State Department
Ancestry of “国務長官”, step by step
国務長官 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 長官
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 長官 | secretary, director, head of a section of... |
| 2 | Japanese | 上 | the above; the top; the surface of |
| 3 | Old Japanese | うえ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Japonic | upay | above, over |
| 5 | Sanskrit | उपाय | . |
| 6 | Sanskrit | उप- | towards; near, with; under, below |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | upa- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | upa- | towards |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upo | under, up from under; up from under, over; up,... |
via Japanese 国務
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 国務 | matters of state, affairs of state |