Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/ə

This Proto-Japonic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Japonic

Alternative reconstructions

Pronoun

*ə

  1. you (singular)

Declension

Nominative *ə, accusative *ənə, genitive *ə/*e.

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: 己 (ono2, unu) (from the accusative)
    • Japanese: 己 (ono, unu)
  • ⇒ Japanese: 俺 (ore, “I”)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *o (see there for further descendants)
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