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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/kakau

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Japonic *kakapu (rag).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*kakau

  1. rag

Descendants

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  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai:
    • Northern Amami Ōshima:
    • Old Okinawan:
      • Kunigami:
        • Iejima: はほ (haho /⁠hàhô⁠/)
        • Nakijin-Yonamine: ほー ( /⁠hôː⁠/)
      • Central-Southern Okinawan:
    • Yoron:
      • Mugiya Higashi-ku: かほー (kahō /⁠kàhóː⁠/)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako:
    • Yaeyama:
    • Yonaguni: びりかぐ (birikagu /⁠bìɾìkàgù⁠/) (< *WErE-kakau)