Where does “大鷺” come from?
大鷺 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 大, from Old Japanese 大, from Proto-Japonic əpə — big, large; many.
大鷺 (Japanese): great egret, Ardea alba
Definitions
- great egret, Ardea alba
Ancestry of “大鷺”, step by step
大鷺 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 鷺
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 鷺 | heron; egret |