Where does “帰りの会” come from?

帰りの会 (Japanese) comes from Japanese の, from Old Japanese の, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.

帰りの会 (Japanese): in elementary school: postclass homeroom, homeroom period at the end of the schoolday, afternoon homeroom

Definitions

  1. in elementary school: postclass homeroom, homeroom period at the end of the schoolday, afternoon homeroom

Ancestry of “帰りの会”, step by step

帰りの会 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 会

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese会meeting, gathering; society, association, club;...
2Middle Chinese會—

via Japanese 帰り

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese帰りreturn
Every word from Middle Chinese 能 →Every word from Old Japanese の →Every word from Japanese の →