Where does “を” come from?

を (Japanese) comes from Proto-Japonic wo — accusative marker; away from, off.

を (Japanese): A case particle; A conjunctive particle, usually...

Definitions

  1. A case particle; A conjunctive particle, usually...

Ancestry of “を”, step by step

を traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Japonic wo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Japonicwoaccusative marker; away from, off

via Japanese 業を煮やす

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese業を煮やすto lose one's temper, to fly off the handle

Words derived from “を”

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