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
Ancestry of “お休みなさい”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | なさい | combines with the verb stem to create an... |
| 2 | Japanese | 為さる | — |
| 3 | Japanese | 為す | to do |