Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/pazi

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 *pantuy (“shame”).

Noun

*pazi

1. shame

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 恥 (paji)
  • Kunigami: 恥 (phajī)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 恥 (haji)
  • Okinawan: 恥 (haji)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 恥 (haji)
  • Yoron: 恥 (paji)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 恥 (pazï)
  • Yaeyama: 恥 (pazï)
  • Yonaguni: 恥 (hadi)