Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/paya

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 edit

Etymology edit

Regarded by some Japanese references as cognate with verb *payu (“to live; to grow”).^[1]^[2] Compare a similar overlap in senses in English quick.

Adjective edit

*paya

early, quick

Descendants edit

Old Japanese: 早, 速, 疾, 捷 (paya)
- Japanese: 早い, 速い, 疾い, 捷い (hayai)
Proto-Ryukyuan: *paya
- Northern Ryukyuan:
  - Kikai: 早さい, 速さい, 疾さい, 捷さい (pëësai)
  - Kunigami: 早せん, 速せん, 疾せん, 捷せん (phēsen)
  - Northern Amami-Oshima: 早っさり, 速っさり, 疾っさり, 捷っさり (fessari)
  - Okinawan: 早さん, 速さん, 疾さん, 捷さん (fēsan)
  - Oki-No-Erabu: 早さん, 速さん, 疾さん, 捷さん (hēsan)
  - Southern Amami-Oshima: 早さむっ, 速さむっ, 疾さむっ, 捷さむっ (fëësam)
  - Toku-No-Shima: 早さい, 速さい, 疾さい, 捷さい (fëësai)
  - Yoron: 早さん, 速さん, 疾さん, 捷さん (pēsan)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
  - Miyako: 早, 速, 疾, 捷 (pyā)
  - Yaeyama: 早さい, 速さい, 疾さい, 捷さい (paisan)
  - Yonaguni: 早ん, 速ん, 疾ん, 捷ん (hayan)

References edit

^ “生”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, particularly the はやす reading}}
^ “栄・映”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎^[2] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000

[KDJ2-生-1] “生”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, particularly the はやす reading}}

[KDJ2-栄・映-2] “栄・映”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎^[2] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000

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