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This Proto-Japonic entry contains original research. The reconstruction in this entry is based on published research, but the specific form presented here is not found in prior works.
The Japanese descendant term is analyzed in Japanese sources as from:
arasi, as the continuative / nominative / stem form of verb 荒らす(arasu, “to make something wild, rough, savage”)[1]
ara- (the stem of adjective 荒い(arai, “rough, wild, savage”), and root of verbs 荒れる(areru, “to become wild, rough, savage”) and 荒らす(arasu, “to make something wild, rough, savage”)) + -si (suffixing element meaning "wind; direction")[2][3]
in consideration of pitch accent patterns, may be an ablaut from, or otherwise related to, Japanese 颪(orosi, “a fall wind, a katabatic wind”, literally “falling, dropping (transitive)”)[2]
Pronunciation
Accent class: 3.?
The Japanese accent is irregular, also noticed by Yosuke Igarashi.[4]