Where does “お祭り” come from?
お祭り (Japanese) comes from Japanese 御, from Middle Chinese 御.
お祭り (Japanese): festival
Definitions
- festival
Ancestry of “お祭り”, step by step
お祭り traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 御
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 御 | "indicates that the is honorific"; often used to... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 御 | — |
via Japanese 祭り
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 祭り | festival; ceremonial |