Where does “べ” come from?

べ (Japanese) comes from Middle Chinese へい, from Middle Chinese 兵.

べ (Japanese): sentence-ending particle indicating volition or...

Definitions

  1. sentence-ending particle indicating volition or...

Ancestry of “べ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chineseへい—
2Middle Chinese兵—
Every word from Middle Chinese 兵 →Every word from Middle Chinese へい →