Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/airu

This Proto-Japonic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Etymology

Derived from *a- (“to exist, to have”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aiɾu/

Verb

*airu

to get, receive

Descendants

Old Japanese: [script needed] (u)
- Japanese: 得る (eru)
Ryukyuan: *eru
- Okinawan: [script needed] (jiiɴ)
- Miyako: [script needed] (ɨiɨ)
- Yaeyama: [script needed] (iiruɴ)
- Yonaguni: [script needed] (iruɴ, “to do”)