Where does “東ヨーロッパ” come from?
東ヨーロッパ (Japanese) comes from Japanese 東, from Old Japanese 東, from Old Japanese 天, from Proto-Japonic *amay.
Ancestry of “東ヨーロッパ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 東 | the east; the Orient; an easterly |
| 2 | Old Japanese | 東 | the east; the lands east of the 都 |
| 3 | Old Japanese | 天 | sky, heavens |
| 4 | Proto-Japonic | *amay | — |