Where does “十六夜” come from?

十六夜 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese いざよい.

十六夜 (Japanese): the moon just past the full moon, the start of the waning moon

Definitions

  1. the moon just past the full moon, the start of the waning moon

Ancestry of “十六夜”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japaneseいざよい—

Words derived from “十六夜”

Every word from Old Japanese いざよい →