Where does “鷽姫” come from?
鷽姫 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 姫, from Japanese ひめ, from Japanese 日, from Old Japanese 日, from Proto-Japonic *pi.
鷽姫 (Japanese): Eurasian bullfinch
Ancestry of “鷽姫”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 姫 | the daughter of a high-ranking person; a woman;... |
| 2 | Japanese | ひめ | — |
| 3 | Japanese | 日 | Short for 日曜日 : Sunday; the sun; sunlight,... |
| 4 | Old Japanese | 日 | the sun; sunlight, sunshine; daytime, daylight |
| 5 | Proto-Japonic | *pi | — |