Where does “ここぞとばかりに” come from?

ここぞとばかりに (Japanese) comes from Japanese と, from Old Japanese と, from Proto-Japonic tə, from Proto-Uralic tä — that.

ここぞとばかりに (Japanese): seizing the opportunity

Definitions

  1. seizing the opportunity

Ancestry of “ここぞとばかりに”, step by step

ここぞとばかりに traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese と

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseとwith; and; a particle following a phrase or...
2Old Japaneseと—
3Proto-Japonictəplace
4Proto-Uralictäthat

via Japanese ばかり

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseばかりjust; full of; only, always
2Japanese計りmeasurement; weight, size, etc
3Japanese計るto weigh, to measure, to estimate; to conjecture,...

via Japanese に

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseにparticle for indirect objects; to; particle for...
2Old Japaneseに—
Every word from Proto-Uralic tä →Every word from Proto-Japonic tə →Every word from Old Japanese と →