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Originally Posted by KyleGoetz (Post 824003)

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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Originally Posted by yuriyuri (Post 824005)

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!