Where does “市司” come from?

市司 (Japanese) comes from Japanese の, from Old Japanese の, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.

市司 (Japanese): a 律令 position responsible for managing marketplaces

Definitions

  1. a 律令 position responsible for managing marketplaces

Ancestry of “市司”, step by step

市司 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese の

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseのgenitive case marker; nominative case marker in a...
2Old Japaneseのplain, field
3Middle Chinese能talent, ability

via Japanese 市

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese市market; city
2Old Japanese市—

via Japanese 司

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese司official; government official
Every word from Middle Chinese 能 →Every word from Old Japanese の →Every word from Japanese の →