Where does “夜” come from?

夜 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese よる, from Proto-Japonic yoru, from Proto-Japonic yo — night.

夜 (Japanese): night, evening

Definitions

  1. night, evening

Ancestry of “夜”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japaneseよる—
2Proto-Japonicyorunight
3Proto-Japonicyonight

Words derived from “夜”

Every word from Proto-Japonic yo →Every word from Proto-Japonic yoru →Every word from Old Japanese よる →