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Where does “つ” come from?

つ (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese つ.

つ (Japanese): indicates the completion of an action; indicates...

Definitions

  1. indicates the completion of an action; indicates...

Ancestry of “つ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japaneseつ—

Words derived from “つ”

  • Amatsumara
  • Ōyamatsumi
  • て
  • お八つ
  • 自ずから
  • 郎女
  • 天津麻羅
  • 大山祇
  • 郎子
  • 外つ国
  • ては
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