Where does “おおめ” come from?
おおめ (Japanese) comes from Japanese 大, from Old Japanese 大, from Proto-Japonic əpə — big, large; many.
おおめ (Japanese): lots; large amount
Definitions
- lots; large amount
Ancestry of “おおめ”, step by step
おおめ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 大
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 大 | big, large; the large part of; arch- |
| 2 | Old Japanese | 大 | big, large; large |
| 3 | Proto-Japonic | əpə | big, large; many |
via Japanese 目
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |
via Japanese 多
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 多 | multi- |