Where does “大魚” come from?
大魚 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese 大魚, from Old Japanese 大, from Proto-Japonic əpə — big, large; many.
大魚 (Japanese): a big fish
Definitions
- a big fish
Ancestry of “大魚”, step by step
大魚 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Japanese 大魚
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Japanese | 大魚 | a big fish |
| 2 | Old Japanese | 大 | big, large; large |
| 3 | Proto-Japonic | əpə | big, large; many |
via Middle Chinese 大
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 大 | great |