Where does “暁” come from?

暁 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese 曉, from Old Japanese 時, from Old Japanese しだ — a time, circumstance, occasion.

暁 (Japanese): the dawn, daybreak; an event, occasion,...

Definitions

  1. the dawn, daybreak; an event, occasion,...

Ancestry of “暁”, step by step

暁 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Japanese 曉

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese曉the dawn, daybreak
2Old Japanese時a time, moment (in time), occasion
3Old Japaneseしだa time, circumstance, occasion

via Middle Chinese 曉

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese曉—
Every word from Old Japanese しだ →Every word from Old Japanese 時 →Every word from Old Japanese 曉 →