Where does “総長” come from?

総長 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 長, from Middle Chinese 長.

総長 (Japanese): a chief of a whole system; president of a...

Definitions

  1. a chief of a whole system; president of a...

Ancestry of “総長”, step by step

総長 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 長

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese長chief, head, leader; strong point; major
2Middle Chinese長—

via Japanese 総

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese総overall
2Middle Chinese總—
Every word from Middle Chinese 長 →Every word from Japanese 長 →