Where does “おちびさん” come from?

おちびさん (Japanese) comes from Japanese さん, from Japanese 様, from Middle Chinese 樣.

おちびさん (Japanese): kidlet

Definitions

  1. kidlet

Ancestry of “おちびさん”, step by step

おちびさん traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese さん

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JapaneseさんA title used after person's name regardless of...
2Japanese様way, style, appearance; be like, look like, seem...
3Middle Chinese樣—

via Japanese ちび

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseちびsomething small; short person, runt; kid, squirt,...
2Japanese禿びるto wear down and become small
3Japanese禿ぶto become round and small, such as from wear; to...

via Japanese お

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseお諾 yes, alright, okay; オ a sign used in some...
2Middle Chinese惡—
Every word from Middle Chinese 樣 →Every word from Japanese 様 →Every word from Japanese さん →