Where does “โอนิงิริ” come from?

โอนิงิริ (Thai) comes from Japanese お握り, from Japanese 御, from Middle Chinese 御.

โอนิงิริ (Thai): onigiri

Definitions

  1. onigiri

Ancestry of “โอนิงิริ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseお握りa closing or grasping of one's hand; a rice ball
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 お握り →