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Where does “月日” come from?

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

月日 (Japanese): date; moon and sun; time, years, days

Definitions

  1. date; moon and sun; time, years, days

Ancestry of “月日”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese月the moon; a natural satellite; moonlight,...
2Old Japanese月the moon; a month; a menstrual cycle,...
3Proto-Japonictukuymoon
4Proto-Japonictuku—
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