Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/pəsə

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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

*pəsə: a navel.
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Etymology

Might be cognate with Old Japanese 細し (poso2si, “slender, thin”, modern 細い, hosoi), in reference to the thin size of a navel.

Noun

*pəsə

  1. navel

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: 臍 (poso, note: no phonetic man'yōgana available)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *poso
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