Where does “大根役者” come from?
大根役者 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 大根, from Japanese 大, from Old Japanese 大, from Proto-Japonic əpə — big, large; many.
大根役者 (Japanese): a bad actor, a wooden actor, a ham actor
Definitions
- a bad actor, a wooden actor, a ham actor
Ancestry of “大根役者”, step by step
大根役者 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 大根
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 大根 | daikon, a large white variety of radish native to... |
| 2 | Japanese | 大 | big, large; the large part of; arch- |
| 3 | Old Japanese | 大 | big, large; large |
| 4 | Proto-Japonic | əpə | big, large; many |
via Japanese 役者
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 役者 | actor/actress; performer |