Where does “夜中” come from?
夜中 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 夜, from Old Japanese よる, from Proto-Japonic yoru, from Proto-Japonic yo — night.
夜中 (Japanese): late at night, the middle of the night; midnight;...
Definitions
- late at night, the middle of the night; midnight;...
Ancestry of “夜中”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 夜 | night, evening |
| 2 | Old Japanese | よる | — |
| 3 | Proto-Japonic | yoru | night |
| 4 | Proto-Japonic | yo | night |