Why is Array instanceof Object?

Question

I was playing with instanceof in javascript and I stumbled upon the following.

Array instanceof Object
returns true

Object instanceof Array
returns false

What is the relationship between Array and Object here ?

Answer 1

Between the constructors, the relationship or prototype chain is:

Array -> Function.prototype -> Object.prototype
Object -> Function.prototype -> Object.prototype

The 1st is true because a constructor is a Function and functions are themselves Objects.

Array instanceof Function // true
Object instanceof Function // true

(function () {}) instanceof Object // true