Where does “大鰐鮫” come from?
大鰐鮫 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 大, from Old Japanese 大, from Proto-Japonic əpə — big, large; many.
大鰐鮫 (Japanese): a smalltooth sand tiger
Definitions
- a smalltooth sand tiger
Ancestry of “大鰐鮫”, step by step
大鰐鮫 traces back through 3 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 鮫
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 鮫 | a shark |
via Japanese 鰐
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 鰐 | ワニ crocodilian; a shark or other large and... |