Where does “御守” come from?

御守 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 守り, from Japanese 守る, from Japanese 目, from Middle Chinese 目.

御守 (Japanese): a protective amulet or talisman, a lucky charm

Definitions

  1. a protective amulet or talisman, a lucky charm

Ancestry of “御守”, step by step

御守 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 守り

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese守りdefense, protection
2Japanese守るto stand watch over something, to be on the...
3Japanese目an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger...
4Middle Chinese目—

via Japanese 御

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese御"indicates that the is honorific"; often used to...
2Middle Chinese御—

Words derived from “御守”

Every word from Middle Chinese 目 →Every word from Japanese 目 →Every word from Japanese 守る →