Where does “八月” come from?

八月 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 月, from Old Japanese 月, from Proto-Japonic tukuy, from Proto-Japonic tuku.

八月 (Japanese): the month of August

Definitions

  1. the month of August

Ancestry of “八月”, step by step

八月 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 月

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese月the moon; a natural satellite; moonlight,...
2Old Japanese月the moon; a month; a menstrual cycle,...
3Proto-Japonictukuymoon
4Proto-Japonictuku—

via Japanese 八

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese八eight, 8; eight; Short for 八の字
2Middle Chinese八—
Every word from Proto-Japonic tuku →Every word from Proto-Japonic tukuy →Every word from Old Japanese 月 →