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大和
“dwarf, midget”
大和 (Yamato) is a masculine given name from Old Japanese, ultimately from Proto-Japonic. It is used in Chinese and Japanese.
Chinese and JapaneseWritten in Chinese characters script. In English: Yamato.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
大和 comes from Old Japanese, and ultimately from Proto-Japonic.
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How it developed
From Old Japanese 大和 (yamato₂), from Proto-Japonic *yamatə.
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大和’s family of names
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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