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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”

  • 世
  • 夜中
  • 夜雨
  • よ
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