Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/kabu

This Proto-Ryukyuan 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-Ryukyuan

Etymology

From Proto-Japonic *kanpu (“stump”).

Pronunciation

• Tone class: A

Noun

*kabu

1. stump

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kunigami: 株 (khabū)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 株 (gabu)
  • Okinawan: 株 (kabu)