Where does “御守” come from?

御守 (Chinese) comes from Japanese 御守, from Japanese 守り, from Japanese 守る, from Japanese 目, from Middle Chinese 目.

御守 (Chinese): Japanese talisman

Definitions

  1. Japanese talisman

Ancestry of “御守”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese御守a protective amulet or talisman, a lucky charm
2Japanese守りdefense, protection
3Japanese守るto stand watch over something, to be on the...
4Japanese目an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger...
5Middle Chinese目—
Every word from Middle Chinese 目 →Every word from Japanese 目 →Every word from Japanese 守る →