Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/
kanto
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
Noun
*kanto
exterior
corner
Descendants
Old Japanese:
角
,
稜
(
kado
1
)
Japanese:
角
,
稜
(
kado
)
Proto-Ryukyuan:
*kado
Northern Ryukyuan:
Kikai:
角
,
稜
(
kadu
)
Kunigami:
角
,
稜
(
hadū, khadū
)
Northern Amami Ōshima:
角
,
稜
(
xado
)
Okinawan:
角
,
稜
(
kadu
)
Okinoerabu:
角
,
稜
(
kadū
)
Southern Amami Ōshima:
角
,
稜
(
kado
)
Tokunoshima:
角
,
稜
(
kadū, kajū
)
Yoron:
角
,
稜
(
hadu
)
Southern Ryukyuan:
Miyako:
角
,
稜
(
kadu
)
Yaeyama:
角
,
稜
(
kadu
)
Yonaguni:
角
,
稜
(
kadu
)
See also
*sumi
(
“
interior corner
”
)