Where does “家母長制” come from?

家母長制 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 制, from Middle Chinese 制.

家母長制 (Japanese): matriarchy

Definitions

  1. matriarchy

Ancestry of “家母長制”, step by step

家母長制 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 制

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese制system
2Middle Chinese制—

via Japanese 家母長

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese家母長—
Every word from Middle Chinese 制 →Every word from Japanese 制 →