Where does “御近所さん” come from?
御近所さん (Japanese) comes from Japanese さん, from Japanese 様, from Middle Chinese 樣.
御近所さん (Japanese): neighbor
Definitions
- neighbor
Ancestry of “御近所さん”, step by step
御近所さん traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese さん
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | さん | A title used after person's name regardless of... |
| 2 | Japanese | 様 | way, style, appearance; be like, look like, seem... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 樣 | — |
via Japanese 御
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 御 | "indicates that the is honorific"; often used to... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 御 | — |
via Japanese 近所
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 近所 | a neighborhood |