Where does “daimyō” come from?

daimyō (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese 大名, from Middle Chinese 大 — great.

Ancestry of “daimyō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese大名excellent one
2Middle Chinese大great

Words derived from “daimyō”

Every word from Middle Chinese 大 →Every word from Middle Chinese 大名 →