Where does “おはよう” come from?

おはよう (Japanese) comes from Japanese 御, from Middle Chinese 御.

おはよう (Japanese): good morning

Definitions

  1. good morning

Ancestry of “おはよう”, step by step

おはよう traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 御

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese御"indicates that the is honorific"; often used to...
2Middle Chinese御—

via Japanese 早い

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese早いearly

Words derived from “おはよう”

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