Where does “Ōyamatsumi” come from?

Ōyamatsumi (English) comes from Japanese 大山祇, from Japanese 大, from Old Japanese 大, from Proto-Japonic əpə — big, large; many.

Ōyamatsumi (English): A brother of Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, Susanoo and Kagutsuchi, and an important kami in charge of the mountains and the sea. Sometimes also viewed as in charge of sake brewing and war

Definitions

  1. A brother of Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, Susanoo and Kagutsuchi, and an important kami in charge of the mountains and the sea. Sometimes also viewed as in charge of sake brewing and war

Ancestry of “Ōyamatsumi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese大山祇the kami of the mountains, brother of Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, and Susanoo
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 →