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Where does “太” come from?

太 (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 太 — great.

太 (Japanese): fatness; a fat person, a fatty; fat-necked...

Definitions

  1. fatness; a fat person, a fatty; fat-necked...

Ancestry of “太”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese太great

Words derived from “太”

  • taiko
  • 太鼓
  • taiko
  • 太鼓
  • 丸太
  • taiko
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