Where does “日” come from?
日 (Old Japanese) comes from Proto-Japonic *pi.
日 (Old Japanese): the sun; sunlight, sunshine; daytime, daylight
Definitions
- the sun; sunlight, sunshine; daytime, daylight
Ancestry of “日”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Japonic | *pi | — |