Where does “突拍子も無い” come from?
突拍子も無い (Japanese) comes from Japanese も, from Old Japanese も, from Proto-Japonic mə, from Arabic مَن — who?; who.
突拍子も無い (Japanese): crazy, wild
Definitions
- crazy, wild
Ancestry of “突拍子も無い”, step by step
突拍子も無い traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese も
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | も | Used to form the conjectural form of verbs,... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | も | non-unique topic marker: also, even |
| 3 | Proto-Japonic | mə | non-unique topic marker: also, even, too, as well |
| 4 | Arabic | مَن | who?; who |
via Japanese ない
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ない | having that quality, having that state; very much... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | ない | — |
via Japanese 突拍子
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 突拍子 | — |