Where does “月夜” come from?

月夜 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese 月夜, from Old Japanese 夜, from Proto-Japonic yoru, from Proto-Japonic yo — night.

月夜 (Japanese): a moonlit night or evening, especially during autumn

Definitions

  1. a moonlit night or evening, especially during autumn

Ancestry of “月夜”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese月夜a moonlight night, moonlight evening
2Old Japanese夜night, evening
3Proto-Japonicyorunight
4Proto-Japonicyonight
Every word from Proto-Japonic yo →Every word from Proto-Japonic yoru →Every word from Old Japanese 夜 →