Where does “記念イヤー” come from?

記念イヤー (Japanese) comes from Japanese イヤー, from English ear, from Middle English ēre, from Old English ēare, from Proto-West Germanic auʀā, from Proto-Germanic ausô, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ṓws, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew- — to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

記念イヤー (Japanese): anniversary year (for example, a fiftieth or hundredth anniversary)

Definitions

  1. anniversary year (for example, a fiftieth or hundredth anniversary)

Ancestry of “記念イヤー”, step by step

記念イヤー traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese イヤー

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseイヤーear; year; Eye dialect spelling of 嫌
2EnglishearThe organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna,...
3Middle EnglishēreThe ear organ that receives sound
4Old Englishēareear
5Proto-West Germanicauʀāear
6Proto-Germanicausôear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ṓwsear
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

via Japanese 記念

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese記念memorial; commemorate, celebrate, mark
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ṓwsEvery word from Proto-Germanic ausô