User:Chuterix/Chuterix's Proto-Japonic Reconstruction Dictionary Project
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I'm an etymologist who's currently on the work of creating Japanese (not on'yomi, as many are derived from Middle Chinese) etymologies; focusing here on the ones from Proto-Japonic! I am also trying to revive the Proto-Japonic information that will be available. Soon I may create a complete list of Proto-Japonic words (if I can).
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- For older reconstructions, see here
Reconstructions
[edit]Note: New reconstructions are no longer added here. Please see my contributions page here for a list of created reconstructions and more.
- *asonpu (“to play”)
- Modern 遊ぶ (asobu, “to play”)
- *nanka (“long”) - With the help of (and thanks to) Kwékwlos (talk • contribs) for Ryukyuan word list creation and giving me (us) a Ryukyuan source to refer to
- Modern 長い (nagai, “long”)
- *yaku (“burn, grill”)
- Modern 焼く (yaku, “burn, grill”)
- *patakay (“dry field”) - With the help of some Japonic resources and Kwékwlos (talk • contribs) for Ryukyuan word list creation
- Modern 畑 (hatake, “dry field”)
- *tənpu (“to fly, to jump”)
- Modern 飛ぶ (tobu, “to fly”)
- *wontəru (“to jump, to dance”)
- Modern 踊る (odoru, “to dance”)
- *turu (“to fish”)
- Modern 釣る (to fish)
Miscellaneous
[edit]Pre-Proto-Japonic Reconstructions
[edit]Possibly roots belong to Pre-Proto-Japonic, an earlier stage of Proto-Japonic, or at least reconstructed roots that are now extinct.
*puk-
[edit]I suggest this reconstruction of Pre-Proto-Japonic root *puk- to support the following words: