Where does “大和” come from?

大和 (Chinese) comes from Japanese 大和, from Japanese 大, from Old Japanese 大, from Proto-Japonic əpə — big, large; many.

大和 (Chinese): an era during the Tang dynasty, from 827 through 835 CE

Definitions

  1. an era during the Tang dynasty, from 827 through 835 CE

Ancestry of “大和”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese大和the ancient Yamato kingdom; Japan
2Japanese大big, large; the large part of; arch-
3Old Japanese大big, large; large
4Proto-Japonicəpəbig, large; many
Every word from Proto-Japonic əpə →Every word from Old Japanese 大 →Every word from Japanese 大 →