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Where does “しる” come from?

しる (Old Japanese) comes from Proto-Japonic siru — to know.

Ancestry of “しる”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Japonicsiruto know

Words derived from “しる”

  • 知る
  • 知らせる
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