Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/pinsa

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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 reconstructions

Noun

*pinsa

  1. foot, leg
  2. knee

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: (piza, knee)
    • Japanese: (hiza)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *pisa (foot, leg)
    • Northern Ryukyuan: 피샤 (/⁠pʰi.sja⁠/) (Haytong Ceykwukki, 1501)
      • Kunigami: (phisā)
      • Okinawan: (fisha)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: (psïsa)
      • Yaeyama: (psïsa)