Where does “土曜日” come from?
土曜日 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 日, from Old Japanese 日, from Proto-Japonic *pi — day, sun.
土曜日 (Japanese): Saturday
Definitions
- Saturday
Ancestry of “土曜日”, step by step
土曜日 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 日
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 日 | Sunday |
| 2 | Old Japanese | 日 | the sun; sunlight, sunshine; daytime, daylight |
| 3 | Proto-Japonic | *pi | day, sun |
via Japanese 土曜
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 土曜 | planet Saturn; Saturday |