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Where does “夷” come from?

夷 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese 蝦夷 — an ancient ethnic group that once lived on...

夷 (Japanese): Synonym of 蝦夷 : an ancient ethnic group attested...

Definitions

  1. Synonym of 蝦夷 : an ancient ethnic group attested...

Ancestry of “夷”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese蝦夷an ancient ethnic group that once lived on...
Every word from Old Japanese 蝦夷 →