Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/əsu

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

Verb

*əsu (infinitive *əsi)

1. to push, to press

Descendants

• Old Japanese: 押, 圧, 推 (osu)
  • Japanese: 押す, 圧す, 推す (osu)
• Proto-Ryukyuan: *osi