Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/teru

Reconstruction
The Western descendant is irregular, as *tiru would be expected instead of teru. However, the form is undoubtedly, as evidenced by the Eastern  reflex (c.f. ), not **tiaru or **tairu. The reflex is certainly *teri, after the Ryukyuan reflexes.



See also About Proto-Japonic.

Verb

 * 1) to shine

Descendants

 * Eastern