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
- genitive case marker; nominative case marker
Ancestry of “ぬ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Ryukyuan | no | nominative and genitive case marker |
| 2 | Proto-Japonic | nə | genitive case marker |