Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/-tay

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.
See also: Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/tay

Proto-Japonic

Etymology

Regular continuative / adverbial / conjunctive conjugation of completion auxiliary -tu. Bjarke Frellesvig and Alexander Vovin both describe an ancient copular /t/ element, manifesting in this verb suffix, and in the Old Japanese genitive particle つ (tu) and adverbial / quotative particle と (to2).

Suffix

*-tay

  1. infinitive and nominal form of *-tu
    1. conjunctive form of the completion marker (in verbs)

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: て (te)
    • Japanese: て (te)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *-te
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: てﾟぃ (θi)
      • Kunigami: てぃ (thi)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: とぃ (tï)
      • Okinawan: てぃ (ti)
      • Okinoerabu: てﾟぃ (θi)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: とぃ (tï)
      • Tokunoshima: てﾟぃ (θi)
      • Yoron: てぃ (ti)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
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