Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/kesa
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Proto-Japonic[edit]
Alternative reconstructions[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The second mora must have been a contraction of *asa (“morning”). The alternative reconstruction also proposes monopthongization of *ki (“to come”) + *asa (“morning”).
A semantic shift 'a while ago' had also occurred in the Niigata and Nagasaki (/kesu/) dialects of Japanese.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Accent class: 2.4a
Noun[edit]
*kesa