Where does “朧月夜” come from?

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

朧月夜 (Okinawan): a hazy-mooned night

Definitions

  1. a hazy-mooned night

Ancestry of “朧月夜”, step by step

朧月夜 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Okinawan 朧月

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Okinawan朧月the moon on a hazy night
2Okinawan月the moon
3Proto-Ryukyuan*tukimoon
4Proto-Japonictukuymoon
5Proto-Japonictuku—

via Okinawan 夜

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Okinawan夜night
2Proto-Ryukyuanyorunight
3Proto-Japonicyorunight
4Proto-Japonicyonight
Every word from Proto-Japonic tuku →Every word from Proto-Japonic tukuy →Every word from Proto-Ryukyuan *tuki →