Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/a

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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.
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

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Etymology 1

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Reconstruction

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In Proto-Ryukyuan, as reconstructed by Thorpe (1983), this form was originally a singular.

Pronoun

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*a

  1. I
Descendants
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  • Old Japanese: (a, are)
    • Japanese: (a, are)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *a (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

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Noun

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*a

  1. ridge between rice paddies
Descendants
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  • Old Japanese: (a)
    • Japanese: (aze)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *abusi