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Where does “紋別” come from?
紋別 (Chinese) comes from Japanese 紋別, from Ainu モペッ, from Japanese モ, from Ainu ペッ, from Japanese ペ.
Ancestry of “紋別”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Japanese
紋別
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2
Ainu
モペッ
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3
Japanese
モ
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4
Ainu
ペッ
water
5
Japanese
ペ
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