Where does “大東亜” come from?

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

大東亜 (Japanese): Japan's name for the Far East and Southeast Asia during World War II

Definitions

  1. Japan's name for the Far East and Southeast Asia during World War II

Ancestry of “大東亜”, step by step

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

Words derived from “大東亜”

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