Where does “大国主” come from?

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

大国主 (Japanese): a kami of nation-building, agriculture, medicine, and protective magic

Definitions

  1. a kami of nation-building, agriculture, medicine, and protective magic

Ancestry of “大国主”, step by step

大国主 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 国

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese国a land, a large place; a country in general, a...
2Old Japanese国—

via Japanese 主

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese主head of the family; master, mistress; one's...
2Middle Chinese主—

Words derived from “大国主”

Every word from Proto-Japonic əpə →Every word from Old Japanese 大 →Every word from Japanese 大 →