Where does “お歯黒” come from?

お歯黒 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 御, from Middle Chinese 御.

お歯黒 (Japanese): ohaguro

Definitions

  1. ohaguro

Ancestry of “お歯黒”, step by step

お歯黒 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 御

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

via Japanese 歯

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese歯tooth; age
2Middle Chinese齒—

via Japanese 黒

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese黒black; a black stone; the person who plays black...

Words derived from “お歯黒”

Every word from Middle Chinese 御 →Every word from Japanese 御 →