Where does “農林水産相” come from?

農林水産相 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 相, from Old Japanese さが.

農林水産相 (Japanese): An agriculture minister

Definitions

  1. An agriculture minister

Ancestry of “農林水産相”, step by step

農林水産相 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 相

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese相nature, personality; fate, destiny; a habit,...
2Old Japaneseさが—

via Japanese 農

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese農agriculture, farming; a farmer
2Middle Chinese農agriculture, farming

via Japanese 林

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese林a grove, woods, copse; a forest of something
2Middle Chinese林—
Every word from Old Japanese さが →Every word from Japanese 相 →