Where does “姫” come from?

姫 (Japanese) comes from Japanese ひめ, from Japanese 日, from Old Japanese 日, from Proto-Japonic *pi — day, sun.

姫 (Japanese): the daughter of a high-ranking person; a woman;...

Definitions

  1. the daughter of a high-ranking person; a woman;...

Ancestry of “姫”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseひめ—
2Japanese日Sunday
3Old Japanese日the sun; sunlight, sunshine; daytime, daylight
4Proto-Japonic*piday, sun

Words derived from “姫”

Every word from Proto-Japonic *pi →Every word from Old Japanese 日 →Every word from Japanese 日 →