Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/-(a)ru

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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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Etymology

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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

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*-(a)ru

  1. creates a passive verb from an active one

Descendants

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  • Old Japanese: (-(a)ru)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *-(a)re-

Further reading

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