Where does “わたの原” come from?

わたの原 (Japanese) comes from Japanese の, from Old Japanese の, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.

わたの原 (Japanese): an ocean

Definitions

  1. an ocean

Ancestry of “わたの原”, step by step

わたの原 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese の

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseのgenitive case marker; nominative case marker in a...
2Old Japaneseのplain, field
3Middle Chinese能talent, ability

via Japanese 原

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese原meadow, plain, field; the original thing; the...
2Old Japanese原—
3Italian-para—

via Japanese 海

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese海a sea, an ocean; a lake; an object covering over...
2Old Japaneseうな—
Every word from Middle Chinese 能 →Every word from Old Japanese の →Every word from Japanese の →