Where does “昼ご飯” come from?
昼ご飯 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 御飯, from Japanese 飯, from Japanese 召す — call, summon; eat; wear.
昼ご飯 (Japanese): lunch
Ancestry of “昼ご飯”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 御飯 | cooked rice; a meal of any sort |
| 2 | Japanese | 飯 | cooked grains, "especially" cooked rice; a meal |
| 3 | Japanese | 召す | call, summon; eat; wear |