Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/takai

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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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Probably cognate with *taka (high, tall).

Noun

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*takai

  1. bamboo
    Synonym: *sasa

Descendants

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  • Old Japanese: (take2)
    • Japanese: (take)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *take
    • Northern Ryukyuan: *dake
      • Kikai: ()
      • Kunigami: (dakī)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: (dehe)
      • Okinawan: (daki)
      • Okinoerabu: ()
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: (dehe)
      • Tokunoshima: ()
      • Yoron: (dai)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: (taki)
      • Yaeyama: (taki)
      • Yonaguni: (tagi)