Where does “士官” come from?

士官 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 官, from Middle Chinese かん.

士官 (Japanese): a commissioned officer

Definitions

  1. a commissioned officer

Ancestry of “士官”, step by step

士官 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 官

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese官government office; authority; government...
2Middle Chineseかん—

via Japanese 士

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese士samurai, warrior; person with a certain...

Words derived from “士官”

Every word from Middle Chinese かん →Every word from Japanese 官 →