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What is the etymology of the exclamation 「よし！」?

I mean the one that's made before people decide to take some kind of action
(such as standing up, or starting to do the dishes).
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Etymology of the exclamation 「よし」
It's from 良し, which is the dictionary form of 良い ("good") in classical
Japanese. It's just like saying "Good" or "Okay" before making a decision in
English. よし is now considered a lexicalized interjection, but 良し is still used
in modern Japanese in the sense of "excellent".
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