Where does “大明神” come from?

大明神 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 神, from Japanese かみ, from Translingual − — A long signal, used to form Morse code text, together with. (a short signal).

大明神 (Japanese): an honorific for gods

Definitions

  1. an honorific for gods

Ancestry of “大明神”, step by step

大明神 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesea spirit or an essence present in all things, the...
2Japaneseかみ
3TranslingualA long signal, used to form Morse code text, together with. (a short signal)

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesebright, brightening
2Middle Chinese
Every word from Translingual Every word from Japanese かみEvery word from Japanese