Where does “礼をする” come from?

礼をする (Japanese) comes from Japanese する, from Old Japanese す, from Proto-Japonic *su — nest.

礼をする (Japanese): to bow, to make a gesture of bending at the waist

Definitions

  1. to bow, to make a gesture of bending at the waist

Ancestry of “礼をする”, step by step

礼をする traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese する

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseするto exist; to come up; to exist; to be worth; to...
2Old Japaneseすto do; to happen, occur; to be in a state of...
3Proto-Japonic*sunest

via Japanese を

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JapaneseをA case particle; A conjunctive particle, usually...
2Proto-Japonicwoaccusative marker; away from, off

via Japanese 礼

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese礼a bow, the gesture of bending at the waist
2Middle Chinese禮—
Every word from Proto-Japonic *su →Every word from Old Japanese す →Every word from Japanese する →