Where does “大蔵” come from?
大蔵 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 大, from Old Japanese 大, from Proto-Japonic əpə — big, large; many.
大蔵 (Japanese): an imperial treasury
Definitions
- an imperial treasury
Ancestry of “大蔵”, step by step
大蔵 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 大
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 大 | big, large; the large part of; arch- |
| 2 | Old Japanese | 大 | big, large; large |
| 3 | Proto-Japonic | əpə | big, large; many |
via Japanese 蔵
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 蔵 | warehouse, storehouse |