Etymology

Yezo

Y4E1Z10O1

Today it means: Dated spelling of Ezo. Full definition →

Japanese 蝦夷
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from蝦夷
  2. English todayYezo

From Japanese 蝦夷 (Ezo). The initial y- (also found in Yedo, Yemishi, etc.) resulted from the merging between え (e) and 𛀁 (ye) into the latter in the 10th century CE.

Words from the same roots

Japanese蝦夷 all →

EzoEmishiYemishi

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