Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/pato

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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

Possibly ultimately onomatopoeia from the patapata sound of a dove or pigeon's wings in flight.

Noun

*pato

  1. dove, pigeon

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: 鳩 (pato1)
    • Japanese: 鳩 (hato)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *pato
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 鳩 (patu)
      • Kunigami: 鳩 (phōtū)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 鳩 (haθo)
      • Okinawan: 鳩 (hōtu)
      • Okinoerabu: 鳩 (patu)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: 鳩 (hato)
      • Tokunoshima: 鳩 (patu)
      • Yoron: 鳩 (patu)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 鳩 (patu)
      • Yaeyama: 鳩 (patu)
      • Yonaguni: 鳩 (hatu)
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