Where does “ozumo” come from?

ozumo (English) comes from Japanese 大相撲, from Japanese 大, from Old Japanese 大, from Proto-Japonic əpə — big, large; many.

ozumo (English): professional sumo wrestling

Definitions

  1. professional sumo wrestling

Ancestry of “ozumo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese大相撲a grand sumo wrestling tournament
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 →