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
Ancestry of “月読”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Japanese | 月讀 | a moon god; the Moon |
| 2 | Old Japanese | 月 | the moon; a month; a menstrual cycle,... |
| 3 | Proto-Japonic | tukuy | moon |
| 4 | Proto-Japonic | tuku | — |