Where does “夷” come from?
夷 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese 蝦夷 — an ancient ethnic group that once lived on...
夷 (Japanese): an ancient ethnic group attested in the Nihon Shoki that once lived on what is now the Kantō, Hokuriku and Tōhoku regions, likely as far as Hokkaido, possibly related to the Ainu people; dubbed "barbarians" or "savages" by the Yamato
Definitions
- an ancient ethnic group attested in the Nihon Shoki that once lived on what is now the Kantō, Hokuriku and Tōhoku regions, likely as far as Hokkaido, possibly related to the Ainu people; dubbed "barbarians" or "savages" by the Yamato
Ancestry of “夷”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Japanese | 蝦夷 | an ancient ethnic group that once lived on... |