Where does “Yamato” come from?

Yamato (English) comes from Japanese 大和, from Japanese 大, from Old Japanese 大, from Proto-Japonic əpə — big, large; many.

Yamato (English): A member of the Yamato court which formerly ruled...

Definitions

  1. A member of the Yamato court which formerly ruled...

Ancestry of “Yamato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese大和the ancient Yamato kingdom; Japan
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 →