Where does “黙りなさい” come from?
黙りなさい (Japanese) comes from Japanese なさい, from Japanese 為さる, from Japanese 為す — to do.
黙りなさい (Japanese): please be quiet
Definitions
- please be quiet
Ancestry of “黙りなさい”, step by step
黙りなさい traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese なさい
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | なさい | combines with the verb stem to create an... |
| 2 | Japanese | 為さる | — |
| 3 | Japanese | 為す | to do |
via Japanese 黙る
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 黙る | to be silent |