Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/kanpu

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Proto-Japonic

Pronunciation

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Accent class: 2.1

Noun

*kanpu

stump
head

Descendants

Old Japanese: かぶ (kabu, “head”)
- Japanese: 株 (kabu, “stump”), 頭 (kabu, “head”)
Proto-Ryukyuan: *kabu
- Northern Ryukyuan:
  - Kunigami: 株 (khabū)
  - Northern Amami Ōshima: 株 (gabu)
  - Okinawan: 株 (kabu)