Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/ətəsu

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

Derived as a causative form of *ətu (“to fall”).

Verb

*ətəsu

to drop something

Descendants

Old Japanese: 落とす (oto₂su)
- Japanese: 落とす (otosu)
Proto-Ryukyuan: *otosi
- Northern Ryukyuan:
  - Kunigami: 落と゚ぅすん (utusun)
  - Northern Amami-Oshima: 落と゚ぅすり (uθusuri)
  - Okinawan: 落とぅすん (utusun)
  - Yoron: 落とぅしゅん (utushun)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
  - Miyako: 落とぅしぃ (utusï)
  - Yaeyama: 落たすん (utasun)
  - Yonaguni: 落とぅん (utun)