Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/wopitə

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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

Compound of *wo (“man”) +‎ *pitə (“person”).

Noun

*wopitə

  1. husband

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: をひと (wopi₁to₂)
    • Japanese: 夫 (otto)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *woto
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 夫 (wutu)
      • Kunigami: 夫 (wutū, wuttū)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 夫 (wuθu)
      • Okinawan: 夫 (wutu)
      • Okinoerabu: 夫 (wutu)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: 夫 (wutu)
      • Tokunoshima: 夫 (wutu)
      • Yoron: 夫 (wutu)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 夫 (butu)
      • Yaeyama: 夫 (budu)
      • Yonaguni: 夫 (butu)
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