Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/puta

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

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Cardinal: *puta

From Proto-Japonic *puta (“two”).

Numeral

*puta

1. two

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 二 (tā)
  • Kunigami: 二 (tā)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 二 (tā)
  • Okinawan: 二 (tā)
  • Okinoerabu: 二 (tā)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 二 (ta)
  • Tokunoshima: 二 (tā)
  • Yoron: 二 (tā)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 二 (futa)
  • Yaeyama: 二 (futā)
  • Yonaguni: 二 (ttā)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Japonic *puta (“lid”).

Noun

*puta

1. lid

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 蓋 (futa)
  • Kunigami: 蓋 (phutā, phatā)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 蓋 (futa)
  • Okinawan: 蓋 (futa)
  • Okinoerabu: 蓋 (futā)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 蓋 (futa)
  • Tokunoshima: 蓋 (futa)
  • Yoron: 蓋 (puta)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 蓋 (futa)
  • Yaeyama: 蓋 (futa)
  • Yonaguni: 蓋 (ttā)