Where does “なば” come from?

なば (Japanese) comes from Japanese ば, from Japanese は, from Old Japanese は.

なば (Japanese): used for anticipating and assuming how something goes when the matter is completed

Definitions

  1. used for anticipating and assuming how something goes when the matter is completed

Ancestry of “なば”, step by step

なば traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese ば

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1JapaneseばIn Modern Japanese, attaches to the kateikei, and...
2Japaneseはwhat about, where is; Inserted between two verbs...
3Old Japaneseは—

via Japanese ぬ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseぬnot; has done, has happened
Every word from Old Japanese は →Every word from Japanese は →Every word from Japanese ば →