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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese紋別
2Ainuモペッ
3Japanese
4Ainuペッwater
5Japanese
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