Where does “天皇陛下” come from?

天皇陛下 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 天皇, from Old Japanese 天皇, from Old Japanese 君 — emperor; lord, master → sovereign.

天皇陛下 (Japanese): His Imperial Majesty

Definitions

  1. His Imperial Majesty

Ancestry of “天皇陛下”, step by step

天皇陛下 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 天皇

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese天皇an Emperor or Empress of Japan; an emperor,...
2Old Japanese天皇a sovereign who governs a region; a term of...
3Old Japanese君emperor; lord, master → sovereign

via Japanese 陛下

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese陛下Your Majesty
2Middle Chinese陛下—

Words derived from “天皇陛下”

Every word from Old Japanese 君 →Every word from Old Japanese 天皇 →Every word from Japanese 天皇 →