Where does “一刻も早く” come from?

一刻も早く (Japanese) comes from Japanese も, from Old Japanese も, from Proto-Japonic mə, from Arabic مَن — who?; who.

一刻も早く (Japanese): as soon as possible, immediately

Definitions

  1. as soon as possible, immediately

Ancestry of “一刻も早く”, step by step

一刻も早く traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese も

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JapaneseもUsed to form the conjectural form of verbs,...
2Old Japaneseもnon-unique topic marker: also, even
3Proto-Japonicmənon-unique topic marker: also, even, too, as well
4Arabicمَنwho?; who

via Japanese 早く

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese早くearly; quickly, soon
Every word from Arabic مَن →Every word from Proto-Japonic mə →Every word from Old Japanese も →