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Where does “mə” come from?

mə (Proto-Japonic) comes from Arabic مَن — who?; who.

Ancestry of “mə”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَنwho?; who

Words derived from “mə”

  • どうも
  • どうもありがとう
  • でも
  • も
  • いつも
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