Where does “さん” come from?

さん (Japanese) comes from Japanese 様, from Middle Chinese 樣.

さん (Japanese): A title used after person's name regardless of...

Definitions

  1. A title used after person's name regardless of...

Ancestry of “さん”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese様way, style, appearance; be like, look like, seem...
2Middle Chinese樣—

Words derived from “さん”

Every word from Middle Chinese 樣 →Every word from Japanese 様 →