Where does “大臣” come from?

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

大臣 (Old Japanese): a court official who serves near the emperor

Definitions

  1. a court official who serves near the emperor

Ancestry of “大臣”, step by step

大臣 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Japanese 大

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese大big, large; large
2Proto-Japonicəpəbig, large; many

via Old Japanese 公卿

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese公卿a senior court official
2Old Japaneseつ—

Words derived from “大臣”

Every word from Proto-Japonic əpə →Every word from Old Japanese 大 →