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Where does the word "daikon" come from? It comes from Japanese daikon, and was adopted directly into English (1900s).
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Where does the word "daikon" come from? It comes from Japanese daikon, and was adopted directly into English (1900s).
Daikon’s story begins in Japanese: daikon meant “a large root.” Literally large root, a large mild white radish. It reached English by 1900s as daikon. Japanese 'big root'. Today, daikon means a large, mild white radish used widely in East Asian cooking.
- Stage 1 · Japanese · medieval daikon "a large root", literally large root, a large mild white radish.
- Stage 2 · English · 1900s daikon "a large, mild white radish", Japanese 'big root'.