Where does “我” come from?
我 (Japanese) comes from Old Japanese 我, from Old Japanese れ.
我 (Japanese): first person singular pronoun: I, me, oneself;...
Definitions
- first person singular pronoun: I, me, oneself;...
Ancestry of “我”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Japanese | 我 | first-person personal pronoun: I, me;... |
| 2 | Old Japanese | れ | — |