Where does “常磐” come from?

常磐 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 岩, from Old Japanese いわ.

常磐 (Japanese): a rock that does not change over time

Definitions

  1. a rock that does not change over time

Ancestry of “常磐”, step by step

常磐 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 岩

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese岩rock
2Old Japaneseいわ—

via Japanese 常

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese常always, constantly, consistently; a traditional...
2Old Japaneseとこ—
Every word from Old Japanese いわ →Every word from Japanese 岩 →
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