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Where does “る” come from?

る (Japanese) comes from Japanese いる, from Old Japanese いる.

る (Japanese): A general method to form verbs . Much less...

Definitions

  1. A general method to form verbs . Much less...

Ancestry of “る”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseいるto exist, to be; to have; to be ; ; See ている
2Old Japaneseいる—

Words derived from “る”

  • ブヒる
Every word from Old Japanese いる →