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.

Proto-Japonic

Verb

*a- (infinitive *ay)

  1. to get, receive

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: 得 (u)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *e
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kunigami: 得ん (yun)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 得るり (yiruri)
      • Okinawan: 得ゆん (yīyun)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 得 (ïï)
      • Yaeyama: 得ーるん (īrun)
      • Yonaguni: 得るん (irun, “to do; to borrow”)
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