Where does “女族長” come from?

女族長 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 女, from Middle Chinese 女.

女族長 (Japanese): a matriarch, the female head of a family or clan

Definitions

  1. a matriarch, the female head of a family or clan

Ancestry of “女族長”, step by step

女族長 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 族長

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese族長the head of a family or clan; a patriarch of...
2Sinitic族長—
Every word from Middle Chinese 女 →Every word from Japanese 女 →
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