Where does “歌姬” come from?

歌姬 (Chinese) comes from Japanese 歌姫, from Japanese 姫, from Japanese ひめ, from Japanese 日, from Old Japanese 日, from Proto-Japonic *pi — day, sun.

歌姬 (Chinese): female singer; diva

Definitions

  1. female singer; diva

Ancestry of “歌姬”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese歌姫a female music artist; a diva, a songstress, a...
2Japanesethe daughter of a high-ranking person; a woman;...
3Japaneseひめ
4JapaneseSunday
5Old Japanesethe sun; sunlight, sunshine; daytime, daylight
6Proto-Japonic*piday, sun
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