Where does “wago” come from?

wago (English) comes from Japanese 和語, from Japanese 語, from Chinese 語.

wago (English): A Japanese word of native Japanese origin, not a loanword from outside Japan

Definitions

  1. A Japanese word of native Japanese origin, not a loanword from outside Japan

Ancestry of “wago”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese和語the Japanese language; a Japanese word of ancient...
2Japanese語a word, term; a proverb; language of, -ese, -ish
3Chinese語—
Every word from Chinese 語 →Every word from Japanese 語 →Every word from Japanese 和語 →