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

1. 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)