Where does “あれ” come from?

あれ (Japanese) comes from Japanese あ, from Japanese あり — 有り existing; 蟻 ant.

あれ (Japanese): distal demonstrative, something far off removed...

Definitions

  1. distal demonstrative, something far off removed...

Ancestry of “あれ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseあexpresses surprise: Ah! Oh!; used to get...
2Japaneseあり有り existing; 蟻 ant

Words derived from “あれ”

Every word from Japanese あり →Every word from Japanese あ →