Where does “その通り” come from?

その通り (Japanese) comes from Japanese その, from Japanese の, from Old Japanese の, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.

その通り (Japanese): That's right, you can say that again that is very true, quite so, I agree

Definitions

  1. That's right, you can say that again that is very true, quite so, I agree

Ancestry of “その通り”, step by step

その通り traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese その

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseそのuh, umm, er
2Japaneseのgenitive case marker; nominative case marker in a...
3Old Japaneseのplain, field
4Middle Chinese能talent, ability

via Japanese 通り

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese通りstreet
2Japanese通るto go through, to pass
Every word from Middle Chinese 能 →Every word from Old Japanese の →Every word from Japanese の →