Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/pane

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 *panay (“feather”).

Noun

*pane

1. feather

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 羽 (panï)
  • Kunigami: 羽 (phanī)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 羽 (hane)
  • Okinawan: 羽 (hani)
  • Okinoerabu: 羽 (hani)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 羽 (hanï)
  • Tokunoshima: 羽 (hanï)
  • Yoron: 羽 (pani)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 羽 (pani)
  • Yaeyama: 羽 (pani)
  • Yonaguni: 羽 (hani)