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
- the twentieth day of the month; twenty days;...
Ancestry of “二十日”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 日 | Short for 日曜日 : Sunday; the sun; sunlight,... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | 日 | the sun; sunlight, sunshine; daytime, daylight |
| 3 | Proto-Japonic | *pi | — |