Where does “日向” come from?

日向 (Japanese) comes from Japanese た, from Japanese たる, from Japanese たり, from Japanese と, from Old Japanese と, from Proto-Japonic tə, from Proto-Uralic tä — that.

日向 (Japanese): the direction the sun is shining; a sunny spot or...

Definitions

  1. the direction the sun is shining; a sunny spot or...

Ancestry of “日向”, step by step

日向 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese た

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseたindicates a past or completed action; indicates...
2Japaneseたる垂 waterfall; 樽 barrel; 足る be enough
3Japaneseたりused to list actions or states, possibly implying the existence of other similar actions or states
4Japaneseとwith; and; a particle following a phrase or...
5Old Japaneseと—
6Proto-Japonictəplace
7Proto-Uralictäthat

via Japanese 日

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

via Old Japanese な

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japaneseなany sharp and thin cutting implement: a blade,...
2Old Japaneseのplain, field
3Middle Chinese能talent, ability

Words derived from “日向”

Every word from Proto-Uralic tä →Every word from Proto-Japonic tə →Every word from Old Japanese と →