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
- The senior rikishi in a particular heya
Ancestry of “ani-deshi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 兄弟子 | a senior disciple or apprentice |
| 2 | Japanese | 兄 | elder brother; elder brother-in-law; Short for... |
| 3 | Old Japanese | あに | — |
| 4 | Japanese | の | genitive case marker; nominative case marker in a... |
| 5 | Old Japanese | の | — |
| 6 | Middle Chinese | 能 | talent, ability |