Where does “八尾” come from?

八尾 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 八, from Middle Chinese 八.

Ancestry of “八尾”, step by step

八尾 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 八

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese八eight, 8; eight; Short for 八の字
2Middle Chinese八—

via Japanese 尾

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese尾a tail; the foot of a mountain; the end of...
2Old Japanese尾—

Words derived from “八尾”

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