Where does “昼飯” come from?

昼飯 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 飯, from Japanese 召す — call, summon; eat; wear.

昼飯 (Japanese): lunch

Definitions

  1. lunch

Ancestry of “昼飯”, step by step

昼飯 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 飯

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese飯cooked grains, "especially" cooked rice; a meal
2Japanese召すcall, summon; eat; wear

via Japanese 昼

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese昼the daytime
Every word from Japanese 召す →Every word from Japanese 飯 →