Where does “ば” come from?
ば (Japanese) comes from Japanese は, from Old Japanese は.
ば (Japanese): In Modern Japanese, attaches to the kateikei, and...
Definitions
- In Modern Japanese, attaches to the kateikei, and...
Ancestry of “ば”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | は | what about, where is; Inserted between two verbs... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | は | — |