köken: an + genehm, from Old High German nami, ultimately from the same root as nehmen. Compare Sanskrit नमस्ते (namaste, “salutations (to you)”) for similar semantic development from the same Proto-Indo-European root.
köken: ⟨tano₁siki₁⟩ → */tanʷosikʲi/ → /tanoshii/ From Old Japanese. First attested in the Kojiki of 712 CE. No Ryukyuan cognates exist; as a result, further derivation unknown. Theories include: * A compound of 手 (ta, “hand”, combining form) + 伸す (nosu, “to extend”) *: This is problematic, as nosu has first been attested starting from the early 900s, with no A/B distinction (see Jōdai Tokushu Kanazukai…
to be enjoyed, enjoyable, pleasing, delightful, beautiful
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁rem- Sanskrit रम् (ram) Proto-Indo-European *-yós Sanskrit -य (-ya) Sanskrit रम्य From Proto-Indo-European *h₁róm-yo-s, from *h₁rem- (“to rest, to enjoy”). The Sanskrit root is रम् (ram).