Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/tanosi

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.

Proto-Japonic

Adjective

*tanosi

1. enjoyable, fun

Descendants

• Old Japanese: 楽し (tano₁si)
  • Japanese: 楽しい (tanoshii)
• Proto-Ryukyuan: *sanesi (via irregular lenition of *t- > *s- and the ablaut of *-o- to *-e-)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Yaeyama: 楽しゃーん (sanishān /⁠sánìɕàːŋ⁠/)
    • Yonaguni: 楽ん (shanan /⁠ɕànáŋ⁠/)

Derived terms

• *tanosimu (verb; + *-mu (verb forming suffix element for adjectives))
  • Old Japanese: 楽しむ (tano₁simu)
    • Japanese: 楽しむ (tanoshimu)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *tanosimi
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kunigami: 楽しみん (tanushimin)
      • Okinawan: 楽しむん (tanushimun)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 楽すむっ (tanusum)