Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/kakau

This Proto-Ryukyuan 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-Ryukyuan

Etymology

From Proto-Japonic *kakapu (“rag”).

Pronunciation

Tone class: C

Noun

*kakau

rag

Descendants

Northern Ryukyuan:
- Kikai:
  - Aden: こ゚ー (xō)
- Northern Amami Ōshima:
  - Yamatohama: こ゚ほ (xoho)
- Old Okinawan:
  - Kunigami:
    - Iejima: はほ (haho /⁠hàhô⁠/)
    - Nakijin-Yonamine: ほー (hō /⁠hôː⁠/)
  - Central-Southern Okinawan:
    - Shuri: かこー (kakō /⁠kákóː⁠/)
- Yoron:
  - Mugiya Higashi-ku: かほー (kahō /⁠kàhóː⁠/)
Southern Ryukyuan:
- Miyako:
  - Tarama: かくー (kakū)
- Yaeyama:
  - Hatoma: かこー (kakō /⁠kḁ̀kòː⁠/)
  - Ishigaki: かこー (kakō /⁠kákóː⁠/)
  - Taketomi: かーふ (kāfu /⁠kaːɸu⁠/)
- ⇒ Yonaguni: びりかぐ (birikagu /⁠bìɾìkàgù⁠/) (< *WErE-kakau)