Where does “月” come from?

月 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese 月, from Proto-Japonic tukuy, from Proto-Japonic tuku.

月 (Japanese): the moon; a natural satellite; moonlight,...

Definitions

  1. the moon; a natural satellite; moonlight,...

Ancestry of “月”, step by step

月 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Japanese 月

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese月the moon; a month; a menstrual cycle,...
2Proto-Japonictukuymoon
3Proto-Japonictuku—

via Middle Chinese 月

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese月—

Words derived from “月”

Every word from Proto-Japonic tuku →Every word from Proto-Japonic tukuy →Every word from Old Japanese 月 →