Where does “豈図らんや” come from?

豈図らんや (Japanese) comes from Japanese や, from Japanese じゃ, from Japanese である, from Japanese で, from Japanese ぜ, from Japanese ぞえ, from Japanese え, from Middle Chinese 衣.

Ancestry of “豈図らんや”, step by step

豈図らんや traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese や

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseやand/or; is, are; Alternative form of いや
2Japaneseじゃso, then—used for connecting to a reasonable...
3JapaneseであるTo be: the copula, with the same function as だ and its polite form です
4Japaneseでat; with, by, using; indicating the following...
5Japaneseぜsentence-ending particle signifying emphasis,...
6Japaneseぞえ­ sentence-ending particle signifying emphasis, used to lightly press one's point, with affectionate overtones
7JapaneseえAlternative form of い
8Middle Chinese衣—

via Japanese ん

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseんnegative form of verbs; volitional form of verbs;...
2Japaneseのgenitive case marker; nominative case marker in a...
3Old Japaneseのplain, field
4Middle Chinese能talent, ability
Every word from Middle Chinese 衣 →Every word from Japanese え →Every word from Japanese ぞえ →