Where does “わ行” come from?
わ行 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 行, from Middle Chinese 行.
わ行 (Japanese): the tenth and last row of the 五十音図, consisting of the five kana わ/ワ, ゐ/ヰ, う/ウ (alternatively, 𛄟/𛄢), ゑ/ヱ and を/ヲ, one of which is taken from the あ行 to represent classical grammatical inflection in modern text
Definitions
- the tenth and last row of the 五十音図, consisting of the five kana わ/ワ, ゐ/ヰ, う/ウ (alternatively, 𛄟/𛄢), ゑ/ヱ and を/ヲ, one of which is taken from the あ行 to represent classical grammatical inflection in modern text
Ancestry of “わ行”, step by step
わ行 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 わ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | わ | a particle used in the end of sentences to... |