Where does “ごんぎょう” come from?
ごんぎょう (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese きょう, from Old Japanese けふ, from Old Japanese 日, from Proto-Japonic *pi — day, sun.
Ancestry of “ごんぎょう”, step by step
ごんぎょう traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Chinese きょう
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | きょう | — |
| 2 | Old Japanese | けふ | today |
| 3 | Old Japanese | 日 | the sun; sunlight, sunshine; daytime, daylight |
| 4 | Proto-Japonic | *pi | day, sun |
via Middle Chinese こん
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | こん | — |