Where does “大臼歯” come from?

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

大臼歯 (Japanese): molar

Definitions

  1. molar

Ancestry of “大臼歯”, step by step

大臼歯 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 臼歯

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese臼歯molar
2Japanese歯tooth; age
3Middle Chinese齒—
Every word from Proto-Japonic əpə →Every word from Old Japanese 大 →Every word from Japanese 大 →