Where does “十二ヶ月” come from?
十二ヶ月 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 月, from Old Japanese 月, from Proto-Japonic tukuy, from Proto-Japonic tuku.
十二ヶ月 (Japanese): twelve months
Definitions
- twelve months
Ancestry of “十二ヶ月”, step by step
十二ヶ月 traces back through 3 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 ヶ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ヶ | An alternative spelling of an obsolete possessive... |
| 2 | Japanese | 箇 | used with numbers in the ichi-ni-san counting system |
via Japanese 十二
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 十二 | twelve; 12 |