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[–] 19 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Not where that comes from. Both from Proto-Indo-European, but "meal" as in "eating a meal" derives from "to measure" while "meal" as in "oatmeal" derives from "to mill". They're false cognates.

御飯 ("gohan"), meanwhile, literally is just "cooked rice".

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