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Where does “大蛇” come from?
大蛇 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 霊, from Middle Chinese 靈.
大蛇
(Japanese): a large snake
Definitions
a large snake
Ancestry of “大蛇”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Japanese
霊
ghost; a soul, a spirit
2
Middle Chinese
靈
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Words derived from “大蛇”
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