Where does “お昼” come from?
お昼 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 御, from Middle Chinese 御.
お昼 (Japanese): daytime, the daylight hours; midday, noon; the...
Definitions
- daytime, the daylight hours; midday, noon; the...
Ancestry of “お昼”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 御 | "indicates that the is honorific"; often used to... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 御 | — |