Where does “あることないこと” come from?
あることないこと (Japanese) comes from Japanese こと, from Japanese 事, from Middle Chinese 事.
あることないこと (Japanese): mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
Definitions
- mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
Ancestry of “あることないこと”, step by step
あることないこと traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese こと
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | こと | broadly, any abstract thing, affair, matter, or fact |
| 2 | Japanese | 事 | thing, fact, event; thing; stuff; abstract thing |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 事 | — |