Where does “権少納言” come from?

権少納言 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 権, from Middle Chinese 權.

権少納言 (Japanese): an acting lesser counselor in the 太政官

Definitions

  1. an acting lesser counselor in the 太政官

Ancestry of “権少納言”, step by step

権少納言 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 権

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese権right to do something, authority
2Middle Chinese權—

via Japanese 少納言

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese少納言a lesser counselor in the 太政官||Great Council of State}}
2Japanese少few; junior, lower
Every word from Middle Chinese 權 →Every word from Japanese 権 →