English
Yemishi
Yemishi comes from Japanese 蝦夷.
- Japanesemodern蝦夷Emishi
- EnglishtodayYemishi
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Japanesemodern蝦夷Emishi
- EnglishtodayYemishi
The story
The initial y- (also found in Yedo, Yezo, etc.) resulted from the merging between え (e) and 𛀁 (ye) into the latter in the 10th century CE.
Every English word from Japanese 蝦夷
Today it means
noun Dated spelling of Emishi.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Japanese 蝦夷 / Yemishi