Where does “今朝” come from?

今朝 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese 朝, from Proto-Japonic asa — morning.

今朝 (Japanese): this morning

Definitions

  1. this morning

Ancestry of “今朝”, step by step

今朝 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Japanese 朝

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese朝the morning, morn; the morrow, next morning
2Proto-Japonicasamorning

via Old Japanese 此

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japanese此this

via Middle Chinese 今朝

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese今朝—
Every word from Proto-Japonic asa →Every word from Old Japanese 朝 →