Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/kansa

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

Pronunciation

• Accent class: 2.1

Noun

*kansa

1. odor, smell

Descendants

• Japanese: 香 (kaza, dialect)
• Proto-Ryukyuan: *kaza
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 香 (hada)
    • Kunigami: 香 (hajā)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 香 (xaza)
    • Okinawan: 香 (kaza)
    • Okinoerabu: 香 (hajā)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 香 (xada)
    • Tokunoshima: 香 (xada)
    • Yoron: 香 (hada)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 香 (kaza)
    • Yaeyama: 香 (kaza)
    • Yonaguni: 香 (kada, kadai)