From an early age, a child knows: there is such a magic word - "thank you". Every polite person thanks someone every day using this term. However, some believers are militantly related to this word. It is believed that it came into the world from a demon and it is better not to use it in speech. Let's try together to understand the history of the origin of the polite "thank you".
Origin of the word "thank you"
If you look into history, you can find out that at first there was the phrase "God save". It has undergone only two changes:
- grown together;
- lost the ending "g".
In such a simple way, "thank you" appeared. A word that is not very fond of in the Russian outback. The term fell out of favor due to the fact that believers did not understand why God should save them. Reasonably, in politeness, they answered “nothing” or “please” (perhaps I’d rather have a hundred rubles).
Ardent opponents of the term are sure - the originthe words "thank you" are directly related to the demon. According to one version, it sounds like “Save the Bes”. Supporters of a different opinion say: "God save Lucifer shouted when he filed from heaven." Except the “g” got lost along the way.
Philologists, in turn, assure: it all started with the phrase "Salvation of God." Over time, the combination connected, and the "same" disappeared. According to linguists, the origin of the word "thank you" does not carry anything mystical or terrible. Such metamorphoses are quite natural and are included in the rules of word formation.
When did the word appear?
The myth of the devil flying to the underworld and praying to the creator to save him is completely debunked when you realize that the popularity of this word has come relatively recently. Until the 20th century, even the classics of Russian literature did without “thank you”. Pushkin, Lermontov, Gogol and Dostoevsky preferred to use a synonym - the word "thank you".
What is curious, at first in Russia they used another polite word - "dakyuyu". Which can also be attributed to synonyms thanks. In modern Russia, no one uses this term anymore, but its root can be found in many foreign languages (Ukrainian - dyakuyu, Lithuanian - dėkui, English - thanks, German - dankes).
Only at the beginning of the last century, "thank you" entered into everyday speech, and also began to be used in print.
Struggle between thank you and thank you
Despite the fact that linguists are sure that the origin of the word "thank you" does not carry a criminalpast, some people are negative about its use. They also urge everyone to replace it with the “correct” synonym - thank you.
Real conflicts are flaring up on the forums between supporters of these seemingly close words.
Proponents of the word "thank you" say that this is a very bright term that means "I give you a boon." That is, a person himself gives something good to the one who helped him. When they say “thank you,” people shift the responsibility to God. And they give nothing in return.
So the word itself is useless. Actually, that is why you can often hear “thank you” that “you can’t put it in your pocket”, “you can’t buy a fur coat” on it, it “does not gurgle” and you can’t spread bread on it.
What is the meaning of "thank you"?
If you do not go far into disputes between linguists and Old Believers, but refer to any explanatory dictionary, you will notice that the meaning of the word "thank you" is very specific and simple. This is a service word with which they express gratitude for some service or good deed.
At the same time, you can often hear "thank you in advance" - it means that a person thanks another for the intention to do something for him. Also thank you for your attention - this is a standard phrase for completing any oral presentation.
In addition, superstitious people use the term as a talisman. To some insult, they respond with “thank you”, thereby saving themselves from it. It can also be a sarcastic response to an unpleasant phrase.
