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Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/airu

This Proto-Japonic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Etymology

Derived from *a- (“to exist, to have”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aiɾu/

Verb

*airu

  1. to get, receive

Descendants
  • Old Japanese: [script needed] (u)
  • Ryukyuan: *eru
    • Okinawan: [script needed] (jiiɴ)
    • Miyako: [script needed] (ɨiɨ)
    • Yaeyama: [script needed] (iiruɴ)
    • Yonaguni: [script needed] (iruɴ, “to do”)
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