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Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/wataru

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.

Proto-Japonic

Etymology

Possibly from a root *wat- (“moving across”).

Verb

*wataru (infinitive *watari)

  1. to go across
  • *watasu (“to send across”, transitive)

Descendants
  • Old Japanese: 渡る (wataru)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *watari
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kunigami: 渡－るん (wathārun)
      • Northern Amami-Oshima: 渡るり (waθaruri)
      • Okinawan: 渡ゆん (watayun)
      • Yoron: 渡ゆん (watayun)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 渡ㇲ゙ (bataz)
      • Yaeyama: 渡るん (badarun)
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