Where does “higashi” come from?

higashi (English) comes from Japanese 東, from Old Japanese 東, from Old Japanese 天, from Proto-Japonic *amay.

higashi (English): The (more prestigious) right-hand side of the banzuke

Definitions

  1. The (more prestigious) right-hand side of the banzuke

Ancestry of “higashi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese東the east; the Orient; an easterly
2Old Japanese東the east; the lands east of the 都
3Old Japanese天sky, heavens
4Proto-Japonic*amay—
Every word from Proto-Japonic *amay →Every word from Old Japanese 天 →Every word from Old Japanese 東 →
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