Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/kətənpa

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

Etymology

Compound of elements *kətə (“word”) +‎ *pa (“edge, beginning, end”).

Noun

*kətənpa

1. language, speech, term, word

Descendants

• Old Japanese: 言葉 (ko₂to₂ba)
  • Japanese: 言葉 (kotoba)
• Proto-Ryukyuan: *kotoba
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kunigami: 言葉 (futūba)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 言葉 (xutuba)
    • Okinawan: 言葉 (kutuba)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 言葉 (kutuba)
    • Yoron: 言葉 (futuba)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 言葉 (kutuba)
    • Yaeyama: 言葉 (kutuba)
    • Yonaguni: 言葉 (kutuba)