Where does “日” come from?
日 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese 日, from Proto-Japonic *pi.
日 (Japanese): Short for 日曜日 : Sunday; the sun; sunlight,...
Definitions
- Short for 日曜日 : Sunday; the sun; sunlight,...
Ancestry of “日”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Japanese | 日 | the sun; sunlight, sunshine; daytime, daylight |
| 2 | Proto-Japonic | *pi | — |