Where does “あたし” come from?

あたし (Japanese) comes from Japanese 私, from Old Japanese 私 — a personal or private matter.

あたし (Japanese): first person singular pronoun: I, me

Definitions

  1. first person singular pronoun: I, me

Ancestry of “あたし”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese私first-person singular pronoun: I, me; a personal...
2Old Japanese私a personal or private matter
Every word from Old Japanese 私 →Every word from Japanese 私 →