Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/saya

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

Pronunciation

• Accent class: 2.4b

Noun

*saya

1. sheath

Descendants

• Old Japanese: 鞘 (saya)
  • Japanese: 鞘 (saya)
• Proto-Ryukyuan: *saya
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kunigami: 鞘 (shī)
    • Okinawan: 鞘 (saya)
    • Yoron: 鞘 (shā)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Yonaguni: 鞘 (saya)