Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/-(a)ru
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Proto-Japonic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
In attested texts, this is attached to the form traditionally known as the 未然形 (mizenkei, “irrealis or incomplete form”) of verbs. Perhaps also existed in reconstructions such as *naru (“to be”), *maparu (“to spin”, intransitive), etc.
Suffix[edit]
*-(a)ru
- creates a passive verb from an active one