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

Definitions

  1. thank you

Ancestry of “ありがとう”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseありがたくgratefully, thankfully, with gratitude
2Japaneseありがたし
3Japanese有りexistence; handling; OK, acceptable
4Japanese有る

Words derived from “ありがとう

Every word from Japanese 有るEvery word from Japanese 有りEvery word from Japanese ありがたし
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