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Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/
kupa
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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
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Noun
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*kupa
mulberry
Descendants
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Old Japanese:
桑
(
kupa
)
Japanese:
桑
(
kuwa
)
Proto-Ryukyuan:
*kuwa
Northern Ryukyuan:
⇒
Kunigami:
桑木
(
kwāgi
)
(<
*kuwa-
ge
)
⇒
Northern Amami-Oshima:
桑木
(
kwāgï
)
(<
*kuwa-
ge
)
Okinawan:
桑
(
kwā
)
Oki-No-Erabu:
桑
(
kwā
)
Southern Amami-Oshima:
桑
(
kwa, kwā
)
⇒
Toku-No-Shima:
桑木
(
kwāgï
)
(<
*kuwa-
ge
)
⇒
Yoron:
桑木
(
kwāgi
)
(<
*kuwa-
ge
)
Southern Ryukyuan:
Yaeyama:
桑
(
kwā
)