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:
    • Miyako: ってぃ (tti) (< *site)
    • Yaeyama: ってぃ (tti)
    • Yonaguni: てぃ (ti)