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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—
2Middle Chinese能talent, ability

Words derived from “の”

  • shiitake
  • maitake
  • matsutake
  • enoki
  • Hinomaru
  • enokitake
  • Musubi-no-Kami
  • enoki mushroom
  • ani-deshi
  • shiitake
  • shiitake
  • shiitake
  • の
  • enokitake
  • enoki
  • 雲泥の差
  • 檜
  • 乾
  • 滑茸
  • 鱒茸
  • 桜桃
  • 桜ん坊
  • 鸛
  • 臍猪
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