Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/-(a)ru

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Proto-Japonic

Etymology

In attested texts, this is attached to the form traditionally known as the 未然形 (mizenkei, “irrealis or incomplete form”) of verbs. Perhaps also existed in reconstructions such as *naru (“to be”), *maparu (“to spin”, intransitive), etc.

Suffix

*-(a)ru

  1. creates a passive verb from an active one

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: る (-(a)ru)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *-(a)re-

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