Where does “たてがみ” come from?
たてがみ (Japanese) comes from Japanese 立て, from Japanese 立てる, from Old Japanese 立つ, from Proto-Japonic tatu.
たてがみ (Japanese): mane
Definitions
- mane
Ancestry of “たてがみ”, step by step
たてがみ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 立て
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 立て | main, head, central; just; especially |
| 2 | Japanese | 立てる | to stand, to place in an upright position; to... |
| 3 | Old Japanese | 立つ | to rise, stand |
| 4 | Proto-Japonic | tatu | — |
via Japanese 髪
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 髪 | hair on the head |