Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/sanesi
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Proto-Ryukyuan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Japonic *tanosi (“fun”), via an unknown Japonic substratum that had caused lenition of *t- > *s- and caused an ablaut of *-o- > *-e-.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Tone class: A
Adjective
[edit]*sanesi
Reconstruction notes
[edit]This word appears to have been lost in all Ryukyuan languages except for Macro-Yaeyama. Proto-Ryukyuan *tanosimi (“to enjoy”) must have been a loan from Japanese.