Where does “mikado” come from?

mikado (French) comes from Japanese 御門, from Japanese 御, from Middle Chinese 御.

mikado (French): mikado, a former title of the emperors of Japan...

Definitions

  1. mikado, a former title of the emperors of Japan...

Ancestry of “mikado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese御門mikado
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 御門 →