Where does “おはようございます” come from?

おはようございます (Japanese) comes from Japanese おはよう, from Japanese 御, from Middle Chinese 御.

おはようございます (Japanese): good morning

Definitions

  1. good morning

Ancestry of “おはようございます”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseおはようgood morning
2Japanese御"indicates that the is honorific"; often used to...
3Middle Chinese御—

Words derived from “おはようございます”

Every word from Middle Chinese 御 →Every word from Japanese 御 →Every word from Japanese おはよう →