Where does “よる” come from?

よる (Old Japanese) comes from Proto-Japonic yoru, from Proto-Japonic yo — night.

Ancestry of “よる”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Japonicyorunight
2Proto-Japonicyonight

Words derived from “よる”

Every word from Proto-Japonic yo →Every word from Proto-Japonic yoru →