Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/pikari

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

From *pikaru.

Noun

*pikari

Infinitive and nominal form of *pikaru
1. light (visible electromagnetic radiation)

Descendants

Japanese: 光 (hikari)
- → Okinawan: 光 (fikari)
Proto-Ryukyuan: *pikari
- Northern Ryukyuan:
  - Kunigami: 光 (pichai)
  - Northern Amami Ōshima: 光 (hikyari)
  - Okinawan: 光 (fichai)
  - Okinoerabu: 光 (hikyai, hicchai)
  - Yoron: 光 (picchai)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
  - Miyako: 光 (psïkāz)
  - Yaeyama: 光 (pïkarï)