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Where does “お前” come from?

お前 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 御, from Middle Chinese 御.

お前 (Japanese): you

Definitions

  1. you

Ancestry of “お前”, step by step

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

Words derived from “お前”

  • オメー
Every word from Middle Chinese 御 →