Where does “大弓” come from?

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

大弓 (Japanese): a longbow, a great bow; a Japanese longbow; a...

Definitions

  1. a longbow, a great bow; a Japanese longbow; a...

Ancestry of “大弓”, step by step

大弓 traces back through two 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 弓

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese弓a bow, a bow shape; a bow; archery
2Middle Chinese弓—

Words derived from “大弓”

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