Where does “arigato” come from?

arigato (English) 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.

arigato (English): A way to say “thank you”, used in the context of,...

Definitions

  1. A way to say “thank you”, used in the context of,...

Ancestry of “arigato”, 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 →