Where does “今すぐ” come from?

今すぐ (Japanese) comes from Japanese 今, from Japanese 中今, from Japanese 中, from Middle Chinese 中.

今すぐ (Japanese): right now, just now, immediately

Definitions

  1. right now, just now, immediately

Ancestry of “今すぐ”, step by step

今すぐ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 今

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese今now; just now; soon
2Japanese中今the present, as a privileged moment in eternity
3Japanese中middle, medium; average; neither good nor poor;...
4Middle Chinese中—

via Japanese すぐ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseすぐstraight, not bent; 直ぐ immediately, right away,...
2Old Japaneseすく—
Every word from Middle Chinese 中 →Every word from Japanese 今 →Every word from Japanese 中今 →