Where does “お願いします” come from?

お願いします (Japanese) comes from Japanese する, from Old Japanese す, from Proto-Japonic *su — nest.

お願いします (Japanese): Please (emphasize a request)

Definitions

  1. Please (emphasize a request)

Ancestry of “お願いします”, step by step

お願いします traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese する

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseするto exist; to come up; to exist; to be worth; to...
2Old Japaneseすto do; to happen, occur; to be in a state of...
3Proto-Japonic*sunest

via Japanese 御

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

via Japanese 願う

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese願うto wish, to hope, to desire
2Japaneseふ賦 fu; 麸, 麩 wheat bran; wheat gluten; foods made...
Every word from Proto-Japonic *su →Every word from Old Japanese す →Every word from Japanese する →