Where does “立行司” come from?

立行司 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 立て, from Japanese 立てる, from Old Japanese 立つ, from Proto-Japonic tatu.

立行司 (Japanese): one of the two head "gyoji" overseeing the...

Definitions

  1. one of the two head "gyoji" overseeing the...

Ancestry of “立行司”, step by step

立行司 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 立て

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese立てmain, head, central; just; especially
2Japanese立てるto stand, to place in an upright position; to...
3Old Japanese立つto rise, stand
4Proto-Japonictatu—

via Japanese 行司

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese行司sumo referee; Alternative spelling of 行事
2Middle Chinese行—

Words derived from “立行司”

Every word from Proto-Japonic tatu →Every word from Old Japanese 立つ →Every word from Japanese 立てる →
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