Where does “物部氏” come from?

物部氏 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 氏, from Middle Chinese し.

物部氏 (Japanese): the Mononobe clan, an influential hereditary uji (氏) of ancient Japan, active especially during the Kofun (300–538 CE) and Asuka (538–710 CE) periods

Definitions

  1. the Mononobe clan, an influential hereditary uji (氏) of ancient Japan, active especially during the Kofun (300–538 CE) and Asuka (538–710 CE) periods

Ancestry of “物部氏”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese氏a family, a clan; a certain person; Mr.; Ms
2Middle Chineseし—
Every word from Middle Chinese し →Every word from Japanese 氏 →