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Where does “二十日” come from?

二十日 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 日, from Old Japanese 日, from Proto-Japonic *pi.

二十日 (Japanese): the twentieth day of the month; twenty days;...

Definitions

  1. the twentieth day of the month; twenty days;...

Ancestry of “二十日”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese日Short for 日曜日 : Sunday; the sun; sunlight,...
2Old Japanese日the sun; sunlight, sunshine; daytime, daylight
3Proto-Japonic*pi—

Words derived from “二十日”

  • 二十日兎
  • 二十日鼠
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