Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/watar-

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

Etymology

Possibly from a root *wat- (“moving across”).

Verb

*watar- (infinitive *watari)

  1. to go across
  • *watas- (“to send across”, transitive)

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: 渡る (wataru)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *watari
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kunigami: 渡－るん (watārun)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 渡るり (waθaruri)
      • Okinawan: 渡ゆん (watayun)
      • Okinoerabu: 渡ゆん (waθayun)
      • Tokunoshima: 渡るい (waθarui)
      • Yoron: 渡ゆん (watayun)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 渡ㇲ゙ (bataz)
      • Yaeyama: 渡るん (badarun)
      • Yonaguni: 渡るん (batarun)
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