Where does “瞬く” come from?
瞬く (Japanese) comes from Japanese 叩く, from Old Japanese たたく, from Proto-Japonic tataku.
瞬く (Japanese): to twinkle; to flicker; to waver
Definitions
- to twinkle; to flicker; to waver
Ancestry of “瞬く”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 叩く | to hit; to strike; to beat; to paddle; to... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | たたく | — |
| 3 | Proto-Japonic | tataku | — |