Where does “daimyo” come from?

daimyo (French) comes from Japanese 大名, from Middle Chinese 大名, from Middle Chinese 大 — great.

daimyo (French): daimyo

Definitions

  1. daimyo

Ancestry of “daimyo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese大名one who owns much land; a warrior who possessed...
2Middle Chinese大名excellent one
3Middle Chinese大great
Every word from Middle Chinese 大 →Every word from Middle Chinese 大名 →Every word from Japanese 大名 →