Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/-a

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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.
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.

Proto-Japonic

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Suffix

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*-a

  1. attaches to verbs to create nouns denoting the result of the action of the verb[1]

Derived terms

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  • *anpura (fat, grease; oil, from *anpuru (to roast))
  • *makura (pillow, possibly, from *makuru (to form into a roll))
  • *mura (gathering; village, from *muru (to gather together))
  • *sima (island, possibly, from *simu (to close))
  • *tuka (mound, from *tuku (to pile up, to build up))
  • *tura (line, row; bowstring; vine; cheeks, face, possibly, from *turu (to be in a row, to hang down))
  • *əya (one's elder; parent, from *əyu (to age, to become old))

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Vovin, Alexander (2021) “Names of Large Exotic Animals and the Urheimat of Japonic”, in International Journal of Eurasian Linguistics, number 3, page 108