Where does “女家長” come from?

女家長 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 女, from Middle Chinese 女.

女家長 (Japanese): a matriarch, the female head of a household, a...

Definitions

  1. a matriarch, the female head of a household, a...

Ancestry of “女家長”, step by step

女家長 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 女

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese女a woman; a wife; a mistress, concubine
2Middle Chinese女—

via Japanese 家長

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese家長the head of a household, a householder; a...
2Chinese家長head of a household; family head; patriarch;...
Every word from Middle Chinese 女 →Every word from Japanese 女 →