Where does “県議会” come from?
県議会 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 議会, from Japanese 会, from Middle Chinese 會.
県議会 (Japanese): a prefectural assembly of a 県-type prefecture
Definitions
- a prefectural assembly of a 県-type prefecture
Ancestry of “県議会”, step by step
県議会 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 議会
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 議会 | a legislature |
| 2 | Japanese | 会 | meeting, gathering; society, association, club;... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 會 | — |
via Japanese 県
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 県 | a type of administrative district, including 43 of the 47 prefectures of modern Japan, Chinese counties, French departments, etc |