Where does “儂” come from?

儂 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 私, from Old Japanese 私 — a personal or private matter.

儂 (Japanese): I, me; third person pronoun: he, she

Definitions

  1. I, me; third person pronoun: he, she

Ancestry of “儂”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese私first-person singular pronoun: I, me; a personal...
2Old Japanese私a personal or private matter
Every word from Old Japanese 私 →Every word from Japanese 私 →