Where does “onigiri” come from?
onigiri (Indonesian) comes from Japanese お握り, from Japanese 御, from Middle Chinese 御.
onigiri (Indonesian): rice ball
Ancestry of “onigiri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | お握り | a closing or grasping of one's hand; a rice ball |
| 2 | Japanese | 御 | "indicates that the is honorific"; often used to... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 御 | — |