Where does “家内” come from?

家内 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 家, from Japanese 家紋, from Middle Chinese かもん.

家内 (Japanese): wife; family; the inside of the house

Definitions

  1. wife; family; the inside of the house

Ancestry of “家内”, step by step

家内 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 家

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese家a house; one's own home; a home, household
2Japanese家紋a crest for a household or family
3Middle Chineseかもん—

via Japanese 内

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese内inside, within; between, among; while, during,...
2Middle Chinese內—
Every word from Middle Chinese かもん →Every word from Japanese 家紋 →Every word from Japanese 家 →