Where does “야마토” come from?

야마토 (Korean) comes from Japanese 大和, from Japanese 大, from Old Japanese 大, from Proto-Japonic əpə — big, large; many.

야마토 (Korean): Yamato ancient name for Japan

Definitions

  1. Yamato ancient name for Japan

Ancestry of “야마토”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese大和the ancient Yamato kingdom; Japan
2Japanese大big, large; the large part of; arch-
3Old Japanese大big, large; large
4Proto-Japonicəpəbig, large; many
Every word from Proto-Japonic əpə →Every word from Old Japanese 大 →Every word from Japanese 大 →
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