Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/sanesi
Proto-Ryukyuan
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editThis 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.