Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/
kapa
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 1
Noun
*kapa
source of
freshwater
Descendants
Old Japanese:
河
(
kapa
,
“
river
”
)
Japanese:
川
(
kawa
)
Proto-Ryukyuan:
*kawa
(
“
spring, well
”
)
Northern Ryukyuan:
Kikai:
川
(
hā
)
Kunigami:
川
(
hā
)
Northern Amami Ōshima:
川
(
kō
)
Okinawan:
川
(
kā
)
Okinoerabu:
川
(
hō
)
Southern Amami Ōshima:
川
(
kō
)
Tokunoshima:
川
(
kō
)
Yoron:
川
(
kō
)
Southern Ryukyuan:
Miyako:
川
(
kā
)
Yaeyama:
川
(
kā
)
Yonaguni:
川
(
kā
)
Etymology 2
Noun
*kapa
bark
,
hide
,
skin
leather
the
side
of something, the
surface
or
covering
of something
Descendants
Old Japanese:
皮
,
革
(
kapa
,
“
hide, leather; bark
”
)
,
側
(
kapa
,
“
side
”
)
Japanese:
皮
,
革
(
kawa
,
“
hide, leather; bark}
”
)
,
側
(
kawa
,
“
side
”
)
Proto-Ryukyuan:
*kawa
Northern Ryukyuan:
Kikai:
皮
,
革
(
hā
)
Kunigami:
皮
,
革
(
hā
)
Northern Amami Ōshima:
皮
,
革
(
kō
)
Okinawan:
皮
,
革
(
kā
)
Okinoerabu:
皮
,
革
(
hō
)
Southern Amami Ōshima:
皮
,
革
(
kō
)
Tokunoshima:
皮
,
革
(
ko, kō
)
Yoron:
皮
,
革
(
hō
)
Southern Ryukyuan:
Miyako:
皮
,
革
(
kā
)
Yaeyama:
皮
,
革
(
kā
)
Yonaguni:
皮
,
革
(
kā
)