Where does “造酒司” come from?

造酒司 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 御酒, from Old Japanese 御酒, from Old Japanese 酒, from Proto-Japonic *sakai — rice wine, sake.

造酒司 (Japanese): a 律令 position under the 宮内省, responsible for brewing liquor for the court

Definitions

  1. a 律令 position under the 宮内省, responsible for brewing liquor for the court

Ancestry of “造酒司”, step by step

造酒司 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 御酒

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese御酒—
2Old Japanese御酒wine
3Old Japanese酒any alcoholic drink, "especially" a rice wine...
4Proto-Japonic*sakairice wine, sake

via Japanese 司

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese司official; government official
Every word from Proto-Japonic *sakai →Every word from Old Japanese 酒 →Every word from Old Japanese 御酒 →