Where does “ありがとう” come from?
ありがとう (Japanese) comes from Japanese ありがたく, from Japanese ありがたし, from Japanese 有り, from Japanese 有る.
ありがとう (Japanese): thank you
Ancestry of “ありがとう”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ありがたく | — |
| 2 | Japanese | ありがたし | — |
| 3 | Japanese | 有り | existence; handling; OK, acceptable |
| 4 | Japanese | 有る | — |
Words derived from “ありがとう”