Where does “この” come from?

この (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese の, from Middle Chinese 能 — talent, ability.

この (Japanese): nine

Definitions

  1. nine

Ancestry of “この”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japaneseのplain, field
2Middle Chinese能talent, ability

Words derived from “この”

Every word from Middle Chinese 能 →Every word from Old Japanese の →
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