Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/konpo

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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

Alternative forms

Reconstruction

Vovin (2021) reconstructs *konbo, which can reflect underlying *konpo with voicing due to the nasal + voiceless cluster.

Noun

*konpo

  1. spider

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: 蜘蛛 (kumo1) (spelled 久毛 in MYS.5.892)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *kobu
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Southern Ryukyuan:

References

  1. ^ Vovin, Alexander (2021) “Names of Large Exotic Animals and the Urheimat of Japonic”, in International Journal of Eurasian Linguistics, number 3, pages 105-120
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