Where does “Amaterasu” come from?
Amaterasu (Portuguese) comes from Japanese 天照, from Japanese 照らす, from Japanese 照る, from Old English teru, from Proto-Germanic terwą, from Pre-Germanic derwom, from English doru, from Ancient Greek δόρυ — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.
Ancestry of “Amaterasu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 天照 | — |
| 2 | Japanese | 照らす | to illuminate; to shine upon; to refer to |
| 3 | Japanese | 照る | to shine; to be fine |
| 4 | Old English | teru | tar, resin; earwax |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | terwą | tar |
| 6 | Pre-Germanic | derwom | — |
| 7 | English | doru | Alternative form of dory |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | δόρυ | wood, tree, stem; spear shaft, spear, lance,... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | dóru | tree |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dóru | tree |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | drew- | hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree |