Where does “先カンブリア時代” come from?
先カンブリア時代 (Japanese) comes from Japanese カンブリア, from Latin Cambria, from Proto-Brythonic kömrüɣ, from Proto-Brythonic kömroɣ, from Proto-Brythonic brogos, from Proto-Celtic mrogis, from Proto-Indo-European morǵ- — edge, boundary, border; frontier, border.
先カンブリア時代 (Japanese): the Precambrian eon
Definitions
- the Precambrian eon
Ancestry of “先カンブリア時代”, step by step
先カンブリア時代 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese カンブリア
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | カンブリア | Cambria |
| 2 | Latin | Cambria | Wales |
| 3 | Proto-Brythonic | kömrüɣ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Brythonic | kömroɣ | compatriot, comrade |
| 5 | Proto-Brythonic | brogos | country |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | mrogis | border, borderland, march, mark; region, country,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | morǵ- | edge, boundary, border; frontier, border |
via Japanese 先
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 先 | before, previous; end, tip; earlier, the past |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 先 | first, former; earlier, first |
via Japanese 時代
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 時代 | age, era, period; the times, spirit of the age;... |