Where does “onigiri” come from?

onigiri (English) comes from Japanese お握り, from Japanese 御, from Middle Chinese 御.

onigiri (English): A rice ball

Definitions

  1. A rice ball

Ancestry of “onigiri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseお握りa closing or grasping of one's hand; a rice ball
2Japanese御"indicates that the is honorific"; often used to...
3Middle Chinese御—

Words derived from “onigiri”

Every word from Middle Chinese 御 →Every word from Japanese 御 →Every word from Japanese お握り →