Where does “大統領” come from?

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

大統領 (Chinese): president of a country

Definitions

  1. president of a country

Ancestry of “大統領”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese大統領a president
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 →