Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/kətənpa

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This Proto-Japonic 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-Japonic

Etymology

Compound of elements *kətə (word) +‎ *pa (edge, beginning, end).

Noun

*kətənpa

  1. language, speech, term, word
Descendants
  • Old Japanese: 言葉 (ko2to2ba)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *kotoba
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kunigami: 言葉 (futūba)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 言葉 (xutuba)
      • Okinawan: 言葉 (kutuba)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: 言葉 (kutuba)
      • Yoron: 言葉 (futuba)
    • Southern Ryukyuan: