Where does “ぱ行” come from?
ぱ行 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 行, from Middle Chinese 行.
ぱ行 (Japanese): a row derived from the は行 of the 五十音図 (but not included in the table) by adding the diacritical mark ゜, consisting of the five kana ぱ/パ, ぴ/ピ, ぷ/プ, ぺ/ペ and ぽ/ポ
Definitions
- a row derived from the は行 of the 五十音図 (but not included in the table) by adding the diacritical mark ゜, consisting of the five kana ぱ/パ, ぴ/ピ, ぷ/プ, ぺ/ペ and ぽ/ポ
Ancestry of “ぱ行”, step by step
ぱ行 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 行
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 行 | a line of text; a row of a matrix; Abbreviation... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 行 | — |
via Japanese ぱ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ぱ | — |