Japanese etymology : Query result

Proto-Japanese: *us-

Altaic etymology: Altaic etymology

Meaning: to lose, get lost, disappear

Russian meaning: терять, теряться, пропадать

Old Japanese: usa-, usi-nap-

Middle Japanese: úsá-, úsí-náf-

Tokyo: usé-, ùshina-

Kyoto: ùsè-, úshíná-

Kagoshima: usé-, ushiná-

Comments: JLTT 780. Accent reconstruction is not quite clear: for *usinap- 'to lose' the pattern *HHH is more or less secure, but for *usa- it seems best to reconstruct *ùsá- (indicated by Tokyo and Kyoto). We may actually be dealing with two original roots heavily interacting with each other.