Where does “ぬ” come from?

ぬ (Okinawan) comes from Proto-Ryukyuan no, from Proto-Japonic nə — genitive case marker.

ぬ (Okinawan): genitive case marker; nominative case marker

Definitions

  1. genitive case marker; nominative case marker

Ancestry of “ぬ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Ryukyuannonominative and genitive case marker
2Proto-Japonicnəgenitive case marker

Words derived from “ぬ”

Every word from Proto-Japonic nə →Every word from Proto-Ryukyuan no →