Where does “長官” come from?

長官 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 上, from Old Japanese うえ, from Proto-Japonic upay, from Sanskrit उपाय, from Sanskrit उप-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan upa-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian upa-, from Proto-Indo-European upo — under, up from under; up from under, over; up,...

長官 (Japanese): secretary, director, head of a section of...

Definitions

  1. secretary, director, head of a section of...

Ancestry of “長官”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese上the above; the top; the surface of
2Old Japaneseうえ—
3Proto-Japonicupayabove, over
4Sanskritउपाय.
5Sanskritउप-towards; near, with; under, below
6Proto-Indo-Aryanupa-—
7Proto-Indo-Iranianupa-towards
8Proto-Indo-Europeanupounder, up from under; up from under, over; up,...

Words derived from “長官”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European upo →Every word from Sanskrit उप- →Every word from Sanskrit उपाय →