Where does “ある” come from?
ある (Japanese) comes from Japanese あり — 有り existing; 蟻 ant.
ある (Japanese): 有る, 在る to exist; 有る, 在る to happen
Definitions
- 有る, 在る to exist; 有る, 在る to happen
Ancestry of “ある”, step by step
ある traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese あり
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | あり | 有り existing; 蟻 ant |
via Proto-Japonic ari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Japonic | ari | to exist, to be; to have |