Where does “頭高型” come from?

頭高型 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 頭, from Japanese ど- — super-.

頭高型 (Japanese): The pitch accent pattern in Japanese where the...

Definitions

  1. The pitch accent pattern in Japanese where the...

Ancestry of “頭高型”, step by step

頭高型 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 頭

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese頭head; the fontanelle part of the skull; the head...
2Japaneseど-super-

via Japanese 高

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese高maximum, the limit; high, higher
2Middle Chinese高—

via Japanese 型

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese型choreographed training exercises
Every word from Japanese ど- →Every word from Japanese 頭 →
頭高型 — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer