Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/
kansa
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
Pronunciation
Accent class: 2.1
Noun
*kansa
odor
,
smell
Descendants
Japanese:
香
(
kaza
,
dialect
)
Proto-Ryukyuan:
*kaza
Northern Ryukyuan:
Kikai:
香
(
hada
)
Kunigami:
香
(
hajā
)
Northern Amami Ōshima:
香
(
xaza
)
Okinawan:
香
(
kaza
)
Okinoerabu:
香
(
hajā
)
Southern Amami Ōshima:
香
(
xada
)
Tokunoshima:
香
(
xada
)
Yoron:
香
(
hada
)
Southern Ryukyuan:
Miyako:
香
(
kaza
)
Yaeyama:
香
(
kaza
)
Yonaguni:
香
(
kada, kadai
)