Where does “雪の女王” come from?
雪の女王 (Japanese) comes from Japanese の, from Old Japanese の, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.
雪の女王 (Japanese): the Snow Queen
Ancestry of “雪の女王”, step by step
雪の女王 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese の
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | の | genitive case marker; nominative case marker in a... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | の | plain, field |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 能 | talent, ability |
via Japanese 雪
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 雪 | snow |
| 2 | Old Japanese | 雪 | snow |
via Japanese 女王
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 女王 | a princess who is a Japanese prince's or... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 女王 | — |