Where does “贓贖司” come from?

贓贖司 (Japanese) comes from Japanese の, from Old Japanese の, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.

贓贖司 (Japanese): a 律令 position under the 刑部省, responsible for asset forfeiture

Definitions

  1. a 律令 position under the 刑部省, responsible for asset forfeiture

Ancestry of “贓贖司”, step by step

贓贖司 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese の

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseのgenitive case marker; nominative case marker in a...
2Old Japaneseのplain, field
3Middle Chinese能talent, ability

via Japanese 司

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese司official; government official

via Japanese 贖物

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese贖物trespass offering; oblatory sacrifice to atone for one's sins
Every word from Middle Chinese 能 →Every word from Old Japanese の →Every word from Japanese の →