Where does “親方日の丸” come from?

親方日の丸 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 日の丸, from Japanese の, from Old Japanese の, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.

親方日の丸 (Japanese): the attitude of those who work for the government that money is not a concern

Definitions

  1. the attitude of those who work for the government that money is not a concern

Ancestry of “親方日の丸”, step by step

親方日の丸 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 日の丸

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese日の丸a circle, usually colored red or gold, shaped...
2Japaneseのgenitive case marker; nominative case marker in a...
3Old Japaneseのplain, field
4Middle Chinese能talent, ability

via Japanese 親方

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese親方boss, supervisor; elders
Every word from Middle Chinese 能 →Every word from Old Japanese の →Every word from Japanese の →