Where does “独立記念日” come from?
独立記念日 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 記念日, from Japanese 日, from Old Japanese 日, from Proto-Japonic *pi — day, sun.
独立記念日 (Japanese): independence day
Definitions
- independence day
Ancestry of “独立記念日”, step by step
独立記念日 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 記念日
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 記念日 | anniversary |
| 2 | Japanese | 日 | Sunday |
| 3 | Old Japanese | 日 | the sun; sunlight, sunshine; daytime, daylight |
| 4 | Proto-Japonic | *pi | day, sun |
via Japanese 独立
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 独立 | independence |