Where does “お休みなさい” come from?

お休みなさい (Japanese) comes from Japanese なさい, from Japanese 為さる, from Japanese 為す — to do.

お休みなさい (Japanese): good night

Definitions

  1. good night

Ancestry of “お休みなさい”, step by step

お休みなさい traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese なさい

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseなさいcombines with the verb stem to create an...
2Japanese為さる—
3Japanese為すto do

via Japanese 休み

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese休みrest; a break; a holiday; absence
2Japanese休むto rest, to take a break, to take a vacation
3Japanese安いinexpensive; cheap

via Japanese 御

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

Words derived from “お休みなさい”

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