Where does “taiko” come from?
taiko (English) comes from Japanese 太鼓, from Japanese 太, from Middle Chinese 太 — great.
taiko (English): A traditional drum, beaten by yobidashi to...
Definitions
- A traditional drum, beaten by yobidashi to...
Ancestry of “taiko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 太鼓 | a drum; more specifically, one of various sizes... |
| 2 | Japanese | 太 | fatness; a fat person, a fatty; fat-necked... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 太 | great |