Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/-tay
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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. |
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
- Infinitive and nominal form of *-tu
- conjunctive form of the completion marker (in verbs)