Where does “月読” come from?

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

月読 (Japanese): a moon god; the Moon

Definitions

  1. a moon god; the Moon

Ancestry of “月読”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese月讀a moon god; the Moon
2Old Japanese月the moon; a month; a menstrual cycle,...
3Proto-Japonictukuymoon
4Proto-Japonictuku—
Every word from Proto-Japonic tuku →Every word from Proto-Japonic tukuy →Every word from Old Japanese 月 →