Where does “arigatô” come from?

arigatô (Portuguese) comes from Japanese ありがとう, from Japanese ありがたく, from Japanese ありがたし, from Japanese 有り, from Japanese 有る.

arigatô (Portuguese): arigato

Definitions

  1. arigato

Ancestry of “arigatô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseありがとうthank you
2Japaneseありがたくgratefully, thankfully, with gratitude
3Japaneseありがたし—
4Japanese有りexistence; handling; OK, acceptable
5Japanese有る—
Every word from Japanese 有る →Every word from Japanese 有り →Every word from Japanese ありがたし →