Where does “朝飯” come from?
朝飯 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 朝, from Old Japanese 朝, from Proto-Japonic asa — morning.
朝飯 (Japanese): Breakfast
Ancestry of “朝飯”, step by step
朝飯 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 朝
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 朝 | the morning; the morning, morn; the morrow, next... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | 朝 | the morning, morn; the morrow, next morning |
| 3 | Proto-Japonic | asa | morning |
via Japanese 飯
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 飯 | cooked grains, "especially" cooked rice; a meal |
| 2 | Japanese | 召す | call, summon; eat; wear |