Where does “星明かり” come from?

星明かり (Japanese) comes from Japanese 明かり, from Japanese あかる.

星明かり (Japanese): starlight

Definitions

  1. starlight

Ancestry of “星明かり”, step by step

星明かり traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 明かり

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese明かりlight; a light
2Japaneseあかる—

via Japanese 星

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese星a star; the Star; a celestial body
Every word from Japanese あかる →Every word from Japanese 明かり →