Where does “なかれ” come from?

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

なかれ (Japanese): must not; do not

Definitions

  1. must not; do not

Ancestry of “なかれ”, step by step

なかれ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese あれ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseあれdistal demonstrative, something far off removed...
2Japaneseあexpresses surprise: Ah! Oh!; used to get...
3Japaneseあり有り existing; 蟻 ant

via Japanese 無し

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese無しnothing

Words derived from “なかれ”

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