Where does “性役割” come from?

性役割 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 役割, from Japanese 役, from Middle Chinese 役.

性役割 (Japanese): gender role

Definitions

  1. gender role

Ancestry of “性役割”, step by step

性役割 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 役割

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese役割role
2Japanese役role, service, use; hand, scoring combination;...
3Middle Chinese役—

via Japanese 性

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese性the nature of something; sex, gender; gender
2Middle Chinese性—
Every word from Middle Chinese 役 →Every word from Japanese 役 →Every word from Japanese 役割 →