Where does “宗主権” come from?

宗主権 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 権, from Middle Chinese 權.

宗主権 (Japanese): suzerainty, the power of a suzerain

Definitions

  1. suzerainty, the power of a suzerain

Ancestry of “宗主権”, step by step

宗主権 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 権

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese権right to do something, authority
2Middle Chinese權—

via Japanese 宗主

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese宗主a suzerain; the head of a house, lineage, or...
2Middle Chinese宗主—
Every word from Middle Chinese 權 →Every word from Japanese 権 →