Where does “大津” come from?

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

Ancestry of “大津”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese大津a large port or harbor; a type of mud used as an...
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 →