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submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 63 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

It's actually from Korean. The Portuguese arrived at least 700 years after the attestation of Japanese "ne".

[–] [email protected] 23 points 7 months ago

That's kinda what I was thinking, the Korean use of Neh can be flexible enough to be used as a past particle. The Japanese like to ignore or outright white wash the influence and impact of Korean culture on the island.