Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/sipo

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: 2.3

Noun

*sipo

1. salt

Descendants

• Old Japanese: 塩 (sipo₁)
  • Japanese: 塩 (shio, Heian LL, Tokyo 2 [LH(L)], Kyoto 2 [HL(L)], Kagoshima B [LH(L)])
• ⇒ Proto-Ryukyuan: *masio
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 真塩 (mashu, masu)
    • Kunigami: 真塩 (masu /⁠másù⁠/)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 真塩 (mashu)
    • Okinawan: 真塩 (māshu /⁠màːɕù⁠/)
    • Oki-No-Erabu: 真塩 (mashu /⁠màɕú⁠/)
    • Southern Amami-Oshima: 真塩 (mashu /⁠màɕùˑ⁠/)
    • Toku-No-Shima: 真塩 (mashu /⁠máɕù⁠/)
    • Yoron: 真塩 (mashu /⁠máɕú⁠/)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 真塩 (māsū)
    • Yaeyama: 真塩 (māsu /⁠máːsú⁠/)
    • Yonaguni: 真塩 (masu /⁠màsû⁠/)