Where does “家父長制” come from?

家父長制 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 制, from Middle Chinese 制.

家父長制 (Japanese): patriarchy

Definitions

  1. patriarchy

Ancestry of “家父長制”, step by step

家父長制 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 制

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese制system
2Middle Chinese制—

via Japanese 家父長

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese家父長—
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