Where does “王妃” come from?

王妃 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 妃, from Japanese 女, from Middle Chinese 女.

王妃 (Japanese): a queen consort; an East Asian princess consort

Definitions

  1. a queen consort; an East Asian princess consort

Ancestry of “王妃”, step by step

王妃 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 妃

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese妃A ruler's wife; queen; empress; A noble's wife; a...
2Japanese女a woman; a wife; a mistress, concubine
3Middle Chinese女—

via Japanese 王

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese王a king; an East Asian queen regnant; an East...
2Middle Chinese王—
Every word from Middle Chinese 女 →Every word from Japanese 女 →Every word from Japanese 妃 →