Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/soba

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 *sənpa.

Noun

*soba

1. buckwheat

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Okinawan: 蕎麦 (suba)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Yaeyama: 蕎麥 (suba)
  • Yonaguni: 蕎麦 (suba)