Where does “오마카세” come from?

오마카세 (Korean) comes from Japanese お任せ, from Japanese 御, from Middle Chinese 御.

오마카세 (Korean): chef's choice restaurant, omakase restaurant

Definitions

  1. chef's choice restaurant, omakase restaurant

Ancestry of “오마카세”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseお任せleaving something to someone else, "especially"...
2Japanese御"indicates that the is honorific"; often used to...
3Middle Chinese御—
Every word from Middle Chinese 御 →Every word from Japanese 御 →Every word from Japanese お任せ →