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I was wondering with anyone knew the etymology of とにかく or any of its variants.
The literal meaning doesn't make sense when you consider its actual meaning,
so I got curious.
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Etymology of とにかく
It comes from Classical Japanese idiomatic phrase とにかくに, analyzed into と
("some way") + に ("in") + かく ("that way; such a way") + に ("in"), and as a
whole meant for "by some means or other" or "by any means".

The kanji you may often see ([兎に角](http://gogen-
allguide.com/to/tonikaku.html)) is ateji.
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