Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/-tay

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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

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Etymology

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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 (tu) and adverbial / quotative particle (to2).

Suffix

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*-tay

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

Descendants

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  • Old Japanese: (te)
    • Japanese: (te)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *-te