Where does “良い” come from?
良い (Japanese) comes from Japanese よし, from Old Japanese よ, from Japanese 夜, from Old Japanese よる, from Proto-Japonic yoru, from Proto-Japonic yo — night.
良い (Japanese): good; easy; enough; not wanted any more
Definitions
- good; easy; enough; not wanted any more
Ancestry of “良い”, step by step
良い traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese よし
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | よし | 縦し so-so; even if; 良し, 善し, 好し, 吉し, 佳し, 宜し all... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | よ | — |
| 3 | Japanese | 夜 | night, evening |
| 4 | Old Japanese | よる | — |
| 5 | Proto-Japonic | yoru | night |
| 6 | Proto-Japonic | yo | night |
via Classical Japanese 良し
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Japanese | 良し | — |