Where does “阿里加多” come from?

阿里加多 (Chinese) comes from Japanese ありがとう, from Japanese ありがたく, from Japanese ありがたし, from Japanese 有り, from Japanese 有る.

阿里加多 (Chinese): thanks; thank you

Definitions

  1. thanks; thank you

Ancestry of “阿里加多”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseありがとうthank you
2Japaneseありがたくgratefully, thankfully, with gratitude
3Japaneseありがたし—
4Japanese有りexistence; handling; OK, acceptable
5Japanese有る—
Every word from Japanese 有る →Every word from Japanese 有り →Every word from Japanese ありがたし →