Where does “皆さん” come from?
皆さん (Japanese) comes from Japanese さん, from Japanese 様, from Middle Chinese 樣.
皆さん (Japanese): everybody, everyone
Ancestry of “皆さん”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |