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Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/kusa

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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

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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*kusa

  1. grass

Descendants

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  • Old Japanese: (kusa)
    • Japanese: (kusa)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *kusa
    • Northern Ryukyuan: 姑撒 (kusa) (Liúqiú guăn yìyŭ, 1469–1470)
      • Kikai: (kusa, ssa)
      • Kunigami: (khusā)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: (kusa, xusa)
      • Okinawan: (kusa)
      • Okinoerabu: (kusa, kusā)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: (xsa)
      • Tokunoshima: (kusa)
      • Yoron: (kusa)
    • Southern Ryukyuan: *kusa (Bentley, 2008b)
      • Miyako: (fusa)
      • Yaeyama: (fusa)
      • Yonaguni: (tsā)

Etymology 2

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Noun

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*kusa

  1. smelly, stinky

Descendants

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