Where does “おほみ” come from?
おほみ (Old Japanese) comes from Old Japanese 大, from Proto-Japonic əpə — big, large; many.
おほみ (Old Japanese): a title before the Ritsuryō system
Definitions
- a title before the Ritsuryō system
Ancestry of “おほみ”, step by step
おほみ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Japanese 大
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Japanese | 大 | big, large; large |
| 2 | Proto-Japonic | əpə | big, large; many |
via Old Japanese 御
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Japanese | 御 | "added to gods and other spiritually important... |