Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/poi

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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 cognate with Korean 불 (bul). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Noun

*poi

  1. fire

Descendants

  • Eastern Old Japanese: 布 (pu)
  • Old Japanese: 火 (pi2, po1)
    • Japanese: 火 (hi, ho)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *pi
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kunigami: 火 (pī)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 火 (hi) (in compounds)
      • Okinawan: 火 (fī, hī)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: 火 (hī)
      • Yoron: 火 (pi) (in compounds)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 火 (psïï)
      • Yaeyama: 火 (pïï)
      • Yonaguni: 火 (chī)

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