Where does “お菓子” come from?
お菓子 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 御, from Middle Chinese 御.
お菓子 (Japanese): sweet, confection; candy; pastry, cake, cookie
Definitions
- sweet, confection; candy; pastry, cake, cookie
Ancestry of “お菓子”, step by step
お菓子 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 菓子
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 菓子 | sweet, confection; candy; pastry, cake, cookie |