Where does “oshinko” come from?

oshinko (English) comes from Japanese お新香, from Japanese 御, from Middle Chinese 御.

oshinko (English): traditional Japanese pickled vegetable mix

Definitions

  1. traditional Japanese pickled vegetable mix

Ancestry of “oshinko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseお新香pickled vegetables
2Japanese御"indicates that the is honorific"; often used to...
3Middle Chinese御—
Every word from Middle Chinese 御 →Every word from Japanese 御 →Every word from Japanese お新香 →