Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/pa

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 1

From Proto-Japonic *pa (“leaf”).

Pronunciation

• Tone class: A

Noun

*pa

2. leaf

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai:

    Aden: 葉 (pā) (tone class AB)

    Araki: 葉 (hā) (tone class AB)

    Kamikatetsu: 葉 (hā) (tone class AB)

    Nakasato: 葉 (hā) (tone class AB)

    Onotsu: 葉 (pā) (tone class A)

    Sakamine: 葉 (pā, fā) (tone class AB)

    Shiomichi: 葉 (pā) (tone class AB)

    Shitōke: 葉 (pā) (tone class A)

    Wan: 葉 (hā) (tone class AB)

  • Kunigami:

    Hentona: 葉 (fā)

    Iejima: 葉 (phā)

    Nago: 葉 (phā) (tone class A)

    Nakijin: 葉 (phā) (tone class A)

    Sakimotobu: 葉 (phā) (tone class A)

  • Northern Amami-Oshima:

    Naze: 葉 (ha) (tone class AB)

    Yuwan: 葉 (hā) (tone class A)

  • Okinawan:

    Naha: 葉 (fā)

    Shuri: 葉 (fā) (tone class A)

  • Oki-No-Erabu:

    Kamishiro: 葉 (fā) (tone class A)

    Serikaku: 葉 (fā)

    Tetechina: 葉 (fā)

  • Southern Amami-Oshima:

    Koniya: 葉 (fā)

    Shodon: 葉 (fā) (tone class A)

  • Toku-No-Shima:

    Kametsu: 葉 (hā) (tone class A)

    Matsubara: 葉 (hā) (tone class A)

    San: 葉 (ha) (tone class A)

  • Yoron: 葉 (pā) (tone class A)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako:

    Bora: 葉 (pā)

    Hirara: 葉 (pā) (tone class AB)

    Ikema: 葉 (hā) (tone class B)

    Irabu: 葉 (pā)

    Karimata: 葉 (pā)

    Kuninaka: 葉 (pā)

    Minna: 葉 (pā) (tone class B)

    Nobaru: 葉 (pā)

    Ōgami: 葉 (pā) (tone class AB)

    Ōura: 葉 (pā) (tone class AB)

    Sawada: 葉 (pā)

    Shimajiri: 葉 (pā)

    Tarama: 葉 (pā) (tone class B)

    Uechi: 葉 (pā)

  • Yaeyama:

    Hateruma: 葉 (pā) (tone class A)

    Hatoma: 葉 (pā)

    Ishigaki: 葉 (pā) (tone class A)

    Kohama: 葉 (pā)

    Kuroshima: 葉 (pā)

    Sonai: 葉 (pā)

    Taketomi: 葉 (pā) (tone class A)

  • Yonaguni: 葉 (hā) (tone class A)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Japonic *pa (“tooth”).

Pronunciation

• Tone class: B

Noun

*pa

2. tooth

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai:

    Aden: 歯 (pā) (tone class AB)

    Araki: 歯 (hā) (tone class AB)

    Kamikatetsu: 歯 (hā) (tone class AB)

    Nakasato: 歯 (hā) (tone class AB)

    Onotsu: 歯 (pā) (tone class B)

    Sakamine: 歯 (pā, fā) (tone class AB)

    Shiomichi: 歯 (pā) (tone class AB)

    Shitōke: 歯 (pā) (tone class B)

    Wan: 歯 (hā) (tone class AB)

  • Kunigami:

    Nakijin: 歯 (phā) (tone class B)

  • Northern Amami-Oshima:

    Naze: 歯 (ha) (tone class AB)

    Yuwan: 歯 (hā) (tone class B)

  • Okinawan:

    Naha: 歯 (hā)

    Shuri: 歯 (hā) (tone class B)

  • Oki-No-Erabu:

    Ashikiyora: 歯 (fā)

    Kamihirakawa: 歯 (fā) (tone class B)

    Kamishiro: 歯 (fā) (tone class B)

    Kunigami: 歯 (fā) (tone class B)

    Tamina: 歯 (fā)

    Wadomari: 歯 (fā)

  • Southern Amami-Oshima:

    Shodon: 歯 (fā) (tone class B)

  • Toku-No-Shima:

    Asama: 歯 (hā)

    Kametsu: 葉 (hā) (tone class B)

  • Yoron: 歯 (pā) (tone class B)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako:

    Bora: 歯 (pā)

    Hirara: 歯 (pā)

    Ikema: 歯 (hā) (tone class B)

    Irabu: 歯 (pā)

    Karimata: 歯 (pā)

    Kugai: 歯 (pā)

    Kurima: 歯 (pā)

    Minna: 歯 (pā) (tone class B)

    Nobaru: 歯 (pā)

    Ōgami: 歯 (pā)

    Ōura: 歯 (pā) (tone class AB)

    Sarahama: 歯 (hā)

    Shimajiri: 歯 (pā)

    Tarama: 歯 (pā) (tone class B)

    Uechi: 歯 (pā)

    Uruka: 歯 (pā)

    Yonaha: 歯 (pā) (tone class AB)

  • Yaeyama:

    Hatoma: 歯 (pā) (tone class B)

    Ishigaki: 歯 (pā) (tone class B)

  • Yonaguni: 歯 (hā) (tone class B)