Where does “お寺” come from?

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

お寺 (Japanese): temple

Definitions

  1. temple

Ancestry of “お寺”, step by step

お寺 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 寺

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese寺a temple
2Middle Chinese寺—
Every word from Middle Chinese 御 →Every word from Japanese 御 →