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