Where does “” come from?

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

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseひめ
2JapaneseSunday
3Old Japanesethe sun; sunlight, sunshine; daytime, daylight
4Proto-Japonic*piday, sun

Words derived from “

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