Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/wasay

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

According to Vovin, from Pre-Proto-Japonic *wasar, which was borrowed in Korean as 쌀 (ssal, “rice”).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wasai̯/

Noun

*wasay

early ripening rice

Descendants

Old Japanese: 早稲 (wase₂, wasa)
- Japanese: 早稲 (わせ, wase, わさ, wasa)
(possibly) → Korean: 쌀 (ssal, “rice”) (< Pre-Proto-Japonic *wasar)

References

Alexander Vovin (2015), “On The Etymology of Middle Korean psʌr 'rice'”, in (Please provide the title of the work)‎, Türk Dilleri Araştırmaları

[1] Alexander Vovin (2015), “On The Etymology of Middle Korean psʌr 'rice'”, in (Please provide the title of the work)‎, Türk Dilleri Araştırmaları