Where does the phrase "kudos to..." come from?

From our old friends, the Greeks. I think the candy bar came later, like Nike footwear.

According to the O.E.D. the word KUDO means ‘an expression of praise or gratitude for an achievement’. The plural form is “KUDOS.”

I found this by Googling. (I already knew about Nike from Jr. High Greek Mythology unit.)

I’m not sure if “kudos to…” is a phrase per se. Gail?
Do you mean to ask where the word “kudos” came from?
In which case, I agree with Gail. Word came before the candy bar.

I heard it originated in kudostan though.

gailcalled: I guess we’re looking in different OEDs, because my OED says the word is from Greek kudos “praise, renown” and is singular. There was no singular kudo, plural kudos – kudos was singular in Greek. In English it seems to have been turned into a plural noun, since it ends in “s”.