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
- date; moon and sun; time, years, days
Ancestry of “月日”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 月 | the moon; a natural satellite; moonlight,... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | 月 | the moon; a month; a menstrual cycle,... |
| 3 | Proto-Japonic | tukuy | moon |
| 4 | Proto-Japonic | tuku | — |