Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/a

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Proto-Japonic

Etymology 1

Reconstruction

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

Pronoun

*a

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

Etymology 2

Noun

*a

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