Where does “天岩戸” come from?
天岩戸 (Japanese) comes from Japanese の, from Old Japanese の, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.
天岩戸 (Japanese): the cave in which hid after 's offensive rampage at her hall, which causes the whole world to plunge into darkness
Definitions
- the cave in which hid after 's offensive rampage at her hall, which causes the whole world to plunge into darkness
Ancestry of “天岩戸”, step by step
天岩戸 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese の
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | の | genitive case marker; nominative case marker in a... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | の | plain, field |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 能 | talent, ability |
via Japanese 天
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 天 | the sky, the heavens; the area above a kitchen... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | 天 | sky, heavens |
| 3 | Proto-Japonic | *amay | — |
via Japanese 岩戸
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 岩戸 | — |