Where does “その” come from?

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

その (Japanese): uh, umm, er

Definitions

  1. uh, umm, er

Ancestry of “その”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseのgenitive case marker; nominative case marker in a...
2Old Japaneseのplain, field
3Middle Chinese能talent, ability

Words derived from “その”

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