Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/pada

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 *panta (“skin”).

Noun

*pada

1. skin

   Synonym: *kawa

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kunigami: 肌 (phadā)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 肌 (hada)
  • Okinawan: 肌 (hada)
  • Okinoerabu: 肌 (hadā)
  • Tokunoshima: 肌 (hada)
  • Yoron: 肌 (pada)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 肌 (pada)
  • Yaeyama: 肌 (pada)
  • Yonaguni: 肌 (hada)