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
- Used to form the conjectural form of verbs,...
Ancestry of “も”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Japanese | も | — |
| 2 | Proto-Japonic | mə | — |
| 3 | Arabic | مَن | who?; who |