Where does “暦” come from?

暦 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 日, from Old Japanese 日, from Proto-Japonic *pi — day, sun.

暦 (Japanese): a calendar; an almanac

Definitions

  1. a calendar; an almanac

Ancestry of “暦”, step by step

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

Words derived from “暦”

Every word from Proto-Japonic *pi →Every word from Old Japanese 日 →Every word from Japanese 日 →