Where does “の” come from?

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

の (Japanese): genitive case marker; nominative case marker in a...

Definitions

  1. genitive case marker; nominative case marker in a...

Ancestry of “の”, step by step

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

Words derived from “の”

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