Where does “二十日兎” come from?
二十日兎 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 二十日, from Japanese 日, from Old Japanese 日, from Proto-Japonic *pi — day, sun.
二十日兎 (Japanese): Synonym of 啼兎
Definitions
- Synonym of 啼兎
Ancestry of “二十日兎”, step by step
二十日兎 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 二十日
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 二十日 | the twentieth day of the month; twenty days;... |
| 2 | Japanese | 日 | Sunday |
| 3 | Old Japanese | 日 | the sun; sunlight, sunshine; daytime, daylight |
| 4 | Proto-Japonic | *pi | day, sun |
via Japanese 兎
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 兎 | rabbit; hare; leporid |