Where does “男装の麗人” come from?

男装の麗人 (Japanese) comes from Japanese の, from Old Japanese の, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.

男装の麗人 (Japanese): a beautiful woman dressed as a man; cross-dressed fair lady

Definitions

  1. a beautiful woman dressed as a man; cross-dressed fair lady

Ancestry of “男装の麗人”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseのgenitive case marker; nominative case marker in a...
2Old Japaneseのplain, field
3Middle Chinese能talent, ability
Every word from Middle Chinese 能 →Every word from Old Japanese の →Every word from Japanese の →
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