Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/-(a)r-

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.
This Proto-Japonic entry contains original research. The reconstruction in this entry is based on published research, but the specific form presented here is not found in prior works.

Proto-Japonic

Etymology

In attested texts, this is attached to the form traditionally known as the 未然形 (mizenkei, “irrealis or incomplete form”) of verbs. Perhaps also existed in reconstructions such as *naru (“to be”), *maparu (“to spin”, intransitive), etc.

Suffix

*-(a)r-

  1. creates a passive verb from an active one

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: る (-(a)ru)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *-(a)re-
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: りゆい (-(a)riyui)
      • Kunigami: りん (-(a)rin)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: るぃるり (-(a)rïruri)
      • Okinawan: りゆん (-(a)riyun)
      • Okinoerabu: りゆん (-(a)riyun)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: りゆむっ (-(a)riyum)
      • Tokunoshima: るぃ (-(a)rï)
      • Yoron: りゅん (-(a)ryun)

Further reading

  • Vovin (2020, 755-758)
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