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Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/kanasi

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

Appears to be derived from verb *kanu (“to be two things at the same time; to worry about multiple options; to be stuck between options”).

Adjective

*kanasi

  1. emotionally overwhelming

Descendants
  • Old Japanese: 悲し (kanasi, “emotionally overwhelming: dear, beloved, sad”)
    • Japanese: 悲しい (kanashii, “sad”)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *kanasi
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kunigami: 悲ーせん, 哀ーせん, 愛ーせん (hanāsen)
      • Okinawan: 悲さん, 哀さん, 愛さん (kanasan, “beloved, lovely, cute”)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 悲す, 哀す, 愛す (kanasu)
      • Yaeyama: 悲さ, 哀さ, 愛さ (kanasa)

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