Where does “明日” come from?
明日 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 朝, from Old Japanese 朝, from Proto-Japonic asa.
明日 (Japanese): tomorrow; the near future
Definitions
- tomorrow; the near future
Ancestry of “明日”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 朝 | the morning; the morning, morn; the morrow, next... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | 朝 | the morning, morn; the morrow, next morning |
| 3 | Proto-Japonic | asa | — |