Where does “大水” come from?

大水 (Okinawan) comes from Okinawan 大, from Proto-Ryukyuan *opo, from Proto-Japonic əpə — big, large; many.

大水 (Okinawan): flood

Definitions

  1. flood

Ancestry of “大水”, step by step

大水 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Okinawan 大

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Okinawan大big, large; big; great; greater
2Proto-Ryukyuan*opobig, large
3Proto-Japonicəpəbig, large; many

via Okinawan 水

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Okinawan水water
Every word from Proto-Japonic əpə →Every word from Proto-Ryukyuan *opo →Every word from Okinawan 大 →