Where does “daimio” come from?
daimio (Spanish) comes from Japanese daimyō, from Middle Chinese 大名, from Middle Chinese 大 — great.
daimio (Spanish): daimyo
Ancestry of “daimio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | daimyō | — |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 大名 | excellent one |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 大 | great |