Where does “衛府” come from?

衛府 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 衛, from Middle Chinese えい, from Middle Chinese 映.

衛府 (Japanese): a 律令 imperial guard squad

Definitions

  1. a 律令 imperial guard squad

Ancestry of “衛府”, step by step

衛府 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 衛

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese衛defense; to guard
2Middle Chineseえい—
3Middle Chinese映—

via Japanese 府

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese府The prefectural governments of Osaka and Kyoto
2Middle Chinese府—

Words derived from “衛府”

Every word from Middle Chinese 映 →Every word from Middle Chinese えい →Every word from Japanese 衛 →