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”.
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”.
cognate (n): Related in origin, as certain words in genetically related languages descended from the same ancestral root