Where does “大王” come from?

大王 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 王, from Middle Chinese 王.

大王 (Japanese): a "great king"; a "great prince"

Definitions

  1. a "great king"; a "great prince"

Ancestry of “大王”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese王a king; an East Asian queen regnant; an East...
2Middle Chinese王—

Words derived from “大王”

Every word from Middle Chinese 王 →Every word from Japanese 王 →