Where does “大人気” come from?

大人気 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 大, from Old Japanese 大, from Proto-Japonic əpə — big, large; many.

大人気 (Japanese): high popularity; maturity

Definitions

  1. high popularity; maturity

Ancestry of “大人気”, step by step

大人気 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 大

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese大big, large; the large part of; arch-
2Old Japanese大big, large; large
3Proto-Japonicəpəbig, large; many

via Japanese 大人

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese大人an adult, a grown-up; a leader; a lord, a...
2Middle Chinese大人—

via Japanese 気

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese気spirit, mood; inclination, will, mood, urge;...
2Middle Chinese氣spirit; breath
Every word from Proto-Japonic əpə →Every word from Old Japanese 大 →Every word from Japanese 大 →