Where does “御中” come from?

御中 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 中, from Japanese 中今, from Japanese 今 — now; just now; soon.

御中 (Japanese): Alternative spelling of お腹: belly, tummy,...

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of お腹: belly, tummy,...

Ancestry of “御中”, step by step

御中 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 中

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

via Japanese 御

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese御"indicates that the is honorific"; often used to...
2Middle Chinese御—
Every word from Japanese 今 →Every word from Japanese 中 →Every word from Japanese 中今 →