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Originally Posted by KyleGoetz
And おはよう comes from お早い ("early"), ありがとう from 有り難い ("difficult to exist"), すみません is 済みません ("it will not end"), etc.
Isn't etymology fun?!
I wonder if there's an online Japanese etymological dictionary like this amazing English one: Online Etymology Dictionary |
語源由来辞典
I don't know how complete or accurate this is, but it's fun to read
I just found the こんにちは entry on it too:
こんにちは - 語源由来辞典