Where does “有り得ない” come from?
有り得ない (Japanese) comes from Japanese 有る.
有り得ない (Japanese): impossible, no way
Definitions
- impossible, no way
Ancestry of “有り得ない”, step by step
有り得ない traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 有る
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 有る | — |
via Japanese 得ない
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 得ない | cannot |