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[โ€“] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 63 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

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

[โ€“] TranscendentalEmpire@lemm.ee 23 points 6 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.