The Database of Semantic Shifts in the languages of the world

ID	Meaning 1	Direction	Meaning 2

NEW Realization 1
Type		Derivation
Language		Japanese
Lexeme 1		木 (ki)
Lexeme 2		木曜日 (mokuyo:bi)
Meaning 1	tree
Direction	→
Meaning 2	Thursday (lit. tree day)
Reference
Comment		Compound of 木曜 (mokuyō) 'Jupiter (the planet)', in reference also to the day for that planet, as originally imported from Chinese astrology in the Heian period+‎ 日 (hi) 'day'.