Where does “政府効率化省” come from?

政府効率化省 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 省, from Middle Chinese 省.

政府効率化省 (Japanese): Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)

Definitions

  1. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)

Ancestry of “政府効率化省”, step by step

政府効率化省 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 省

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese省saving, conservation; ministry
2Middle Chinese省—

via Japanese 効率化

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese効率化optimization
2Japanese-化-ize; -ify; -ification; making

via Japanese 政府

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese政府government; cabinet
Every word from Middle Chinese 省 →Every word from Japanese 省 →