Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/kəwai

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

Unknown.

Noun

*kəwai

1. voice

Descendants

• Old Japanese: 聲 (ko₂we)
  • Japanese: 声 (koe, kowa-)
• Proto-Ryukyuan: *koe
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 声 (kui)
    • Kunigami: 声 (fui)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 声 (xui)
    • Okinawan: 声 (kwī)
    • Okinoerabu: 声 (kwī)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 声 (kui)
    • Tokunoshima: 声 (kui)
    • Yoron: 声 (fui)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 声 (kui)
    • Yaeyama: 声 (kui)
    • Yonaguni: 声 (kui)