Where does “也” come from?
也 (Japanese) comes from Japanese なり, from Japanese に, from Old Japanese に.
也 (Japanese): The classical Japanese copula “to be”, equivalent...
Definitions
- The classical Japanese copula “to be”, equivalent...
Ancestry of “也”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | なり | c. late 9th–mid-10th century, Taketori... |
| 2 | Japanese | に | particle for indirect objects; to; particle for... |
| 3 | Old Japanese | に | — |