Where does “六月” come from?
六月 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 月, from Old Japanese 月, from Proto-Japonic tukuy, from Proto-Japonic tuku.
六月 (Japanese): the month of June
Ancestry of “六月”, step by step
六月 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 月
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 月 | the moon; a natural satellite; moonlight,... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | 月 | the moon; a month; a menstrual cycle,... |
| 3 | Proto-Japonic | tukuy | moon |
| 4 | Proto-Japonic | tuku | — |
via Japanese 六
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 六 | six; a name of a hole of a wind instrument |
| 2 | Late Middle Chinese | 六 | — |