Where does “も” come from?

も (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese も, from Proto-Japonic mə, from Arabic مَن — who?; who.

も (Japanese): Used to form the conjectural form of verbs,...

Definitions

  1. Used to form the conjectural form of verbs,...

Ancestry of “も”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Japaneseもnon-unique topic marker: also, even
2Proto-Japonicmənon-unique topic marker: also, even, too, as well
3Arabicمَنwho?; who

Words derived from “も”

Every word from Arabic مَن →Every word from Proto-Japonic mə →Every word from Old Japanese も →