Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/pi

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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

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Related to *pu, found in *kiapu, *kepu (today) and *kinəpu (yesterday).

Noun

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*pi

  1. day, sun
    Antonym: *yo (night)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Old Japanese: (pi1)
    • Japanese: (hi)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *pi
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: ()
      • Kunigami: ()
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: (hi)
      • Okinawan: ()
      • Okinoerabu: ()
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: ()
      • Tokunoshima: ()
      • Yoron: ()
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: (psïï)
      • Yaeyama: (psïï)
      • Yonaguni: (chī)