Where does “日進月歩” come from?
日進月歩 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 日月, from Japanese 月, from Old Japanese 月, from Proto-Japonic tukuy, from Proto-Japonic tuku.
日進月歩 (Japanese): daily and monthly progress; steady progress; rapid progress
Definitions
- daily and monthly progress; steady progress; rapid progress
Ancestry of “日進月歩”, step by step
日進月歩 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 日月
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 日月 | sun and moon; life, livelihood |
| 2 | Japanese | 月 | the moon; a natural satellite; moonlight,... |
| 3 | Old Japanese | 月 | the moon; a month; a menstrual cycle,... |
| 4 | Proto-Japonic | tukuy | moon |
| 5 | Proto-Japonic | tuku | — |
via Japanese 進歩
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 進歩 | progress; improvements in social welfare |