Where does “大草原” come from?

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

大草原 (Japanese): grassland, prairie, savanna

Definitions

  1. grassland, prairie, savanna

Ancestry of “大草原”, step by step

大草原 traces back through 3 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 草

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese草grass; a weed; a herb
2Middle Chinese草—

via Japanese 草原

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese草原grassland, meadow; steppe; savanna
2Chinese草原grassland; prairie; steppe; savanna
Every word from Proto-Japonic əpə →Every word from Old Japanese 大 →Every word from Japanese 大 →
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