Where does “天” come from?
天 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese 天, from Proto-Japonic *amay.
天 (Japanese): the sky, the heavens; the area above a kitchen...
Definitions
- the sky, the heavens; the area above a kitchen...
Ancestry of “天”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Japanese | 天 | sky, heavens |
| 2 | Proto-Japonic | *amay | — |