Where does “daimyo” come from?
Daimyo comes from Japanese 大名, borrowed from Middle Chinese 大名, where 大 means "great" in Middle Chinese.
daimyo (English): A lord during the Japanese feudal period
Definitions
- A lord during the Japanese feudal period
Ancestry of “daimyo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 大名 | one who owns much land; a warrior who possessed... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 大名 | excellent one |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 大 | great |