It's a word in its own right - but the etymology of it is still important and I feel it was slightly misrepresented. For example, the greeting many people know

It's a word in its own right - but the etymology of it is still important and I feel it was slightly misrepresented. For example, the greeting many people know 「こんにちは」 (konnichiwa) is a word in its own right nowadays, but is really just the beginning of an older greeting: 今日は御機嫌いかがですか