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08-13-2010, 02:07 PM

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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
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08-13-2010, 04:43 PM

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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
Haha, I forgot that I had this in my bookmarks from when I lived in Japan years ago! Thanks for the reminder!
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