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Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/
nisu
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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.
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Proto-Japonic
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Verb
1.2.1
Descendants
Proto-Japonic
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Etymology
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Causative of
*niru
.
Verb
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*nisu
(
infinitive
*nisay
)
to
copy
,
counterfeit
,
forge
to
lie
Descendants
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Old Japanese:
似
(
nisu
)
Japanese:
似せる
(
niseru
)
Proto-Ryukyuan:
*nise
Northern Ryukyuan:
Okinawan:
偽
(
にし, nishi
)