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Where does “我” come from?
我 (Chinese) comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ŋa, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan l/b-ŋa — five.
Ancestry of “我”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Sino-Tibetan
ŋa
I
2
Proto-Sino-Tibetan
l/b-ŋa
five
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