Where does “お釈迦” come from?

お釈迦 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 釈迦, from Chinese 釋迦, from Sanskrit शाक्य — Sakya.

お釈迦 (Japanese): poorly made article; defective article

Definitions

  1. poorly made article; defective article

Ancestry of “お釈迦”, step by step

お釈迦 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 釈迦

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese釈迦Sakyamuni; Gautama Buddha
2Chinese釋迦Short for 釋迦果／释迦果
3Sanskritशाक्यSakya

via Japanese 御

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