Where does “こゆき” come from?

こゆき (Japanese) comes from Japanese 粉, from Old Japanese こ, from Proto-Japonic kə.

こゆき (Japanese): light snowfall

Definitions

  1. light snowfall

Ancestry of “こゆき”, step by step

こゆき traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 粉

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese粉powder; flour
2Old Japaneseこthis
3Proto-Japonickə—

via Japanese 小

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese小smallness; small size, small; Short for 小の月;...
2Old Japaneseささ—

via Japanese 雪

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese雪snow
2Old Japanese雪snow
Every word from Proto-Japonic kə →Every word from Old Japanese こ →Every word from Japanese 粉 →