Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/-a

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

Suffix

*-a

1. attaches to verbs to create nouns denoting the result of the action of the verb

Derived terms

• *anpura (“fat, grease; oil”, from *anpuru (“to roast”))
• *makura (“pillow”, possibly, from *makuru (“to form into a roll”))
• *mura (“gathering; village”, from *muru (“to gather together”))
• *sima (“island”, possibly, from *simu (“to close”))
• *tuka (“mound”, from *tuku (“to pile up, to build up”))
• *tura (“line, row; bowstring; vine; cheeks, face”, possibly, from *turu (“to be in a row, to hang down”))
• *əya (“one's elder; parent”, from *əyu (“to age, to become old”))

 

See also

• *-i
• *-u