Where does “ani-deshi” come from?

ani-deshi (English) comes from Japanese 兄弟子, from Japanese 兄, from Old Japanese あに, from Japanese の, from Old Japanese の, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.

ani-deshi (English): The senior rikishi in a particular heya

Definitions

  1. The senior rikishi in a particular heya

Ancestry of “ani-deshi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese兄弟子a senior disciple or apprentice
2Japanese兄elder brother; elder brother-in-law; Short for...
3Old Japaneseあに—
4Japaneseのgenitive case marker; nominative case marker in a...
5Old Japaneseのplain, field
6Middle Chinese能talent, ability
Every word from Middle Chinese 能 →Every word from Old Japanese の →Every word from Japanese の →