Where does “いつも” come from?
いつも (Japanese) comes from Japanese も, from Old Japanese も, from Proto-Japonic mə, from Arabic مَن — who?; who.
いつも (Japanese): always, invariably, all the time; usually; never
Definitions
- always, invariably, all the time; usually; never
Ancestry of “いつも”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | も | Used to form the conjectural form of verbs,... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | も | — |
| 3 | Proto-Japonic | mə | — |
| 4 | Arabic | مَن | who?; who |