Where does “” come from?

月 (Okinawan) comes from Proto-Ryukyuan *tuki, from Proto-Japonic tukuy, from Proto-Japonic tuku.

(Okinawan): the moon

Definitions

  1. the moon

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Ryukyuan*tukimoon
2Proto-Japonictukuymoon
3Proto-Japonictuku

Words derived from “

Every word from Proto-Japonic tukuEvery word from Proto-Japonic tukuyEvery word from Proto-Ryukyuan *tuki