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From {{inherit|ryn|ryn-o|-jaŗ}}, from {{inherit|ryn|ryn-pro|-jăḡă}}, from {{inherit|ryn|hrd-pro|-jəŋjəs}}, from {{inherit|ryn|lnk-pro|-jVŋjæ|pos=diminutive}}. Though the Proto-Laenkean form has a flexible vowel, the productive diminutive suffix passed down to Riyan fossilized with the vowel /a/. | From {{inherit|ryn|ryn-o|-jaŗ}}, from {{inherit|ryn|ryn-pro|-jăḡă}}, from {{inherit|ryn|hrd-pro|-jəŋjəs}}, from {{inherit|ryn|lnk-pro|-jVŋjæ|pos=diminutive}}. Though the Proto-Laenkean form has a flexible vowel, the productive diminutive suffix passed down to Riyan fossilized with the vowel /a/. | ||
Latest revision as of 14:25, 20 August 2024
Riyan
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Riyan -jaŗ, from Proto-Riyanic *-jăḡă, from Proto-Hirdic *-jəŋjəs, from Proto-Laenkean *-jVŋjæ (diminutive). Though the Proto-Laenkean form has a flexible vowel, the productive diminutive suffix passed down to Riyan fossilized with the vowel /a/.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-jaŗ
- (diminutive) used to form nouns that are considered smaller or cuter