"wa" meaning in Proto-Japonic

See wa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

Etymology: Both John B. Whitman and Alexander Francis-Ratté speculate of a connection to Old Korean 又 (*wu, “We; us”), although Whitman and Francis-Ratté's belief that Korean and Japanese are genetically linked does not have consensus in the field. Etymology templates: {{cog|oko|又|t=We; us|tr=*wu}} Old Korean 又 (*wu, “We; us”) Head templates: {{head|jpx-pro|pronoun}} *wa
  1. we Tags: reconstruction
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          },
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      "text": "Old Japanese: 我 (wa)"
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      ],
      "text": "Japanese: 我 (wa)"
    },
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        {
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          },
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      ],
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