Etymology

Yamato

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Today it means: A member of the Yamato court which formerly ruled Japan. Full definition →

Japanese 大和 ← Proto-Japonic *yamatə
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  1. Proto-Japonic · derived from*yamatə
  2. Japanese · borrowed from大和
  3. English todayYamato

From Japanese 大和 (Yamato), itself of uncertain derivation, but likely related to 山 (yama, “mountains”). See Proto-Japonic *yamatə.

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