Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/kat-

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

Verb

*kat- (infinitive *kati)

  1. to win

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: 勝つ (katu)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *kati
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 勝ちゅい (xachui)
      • Kunigami: 勝ちゅん (khachun)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 勝と゚ぅり (xaθuri)
      • Okinawan: 勝ちゅん (kachun)
      • Okinoerabu: 勝ちゅん (hachun)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: 勝ちゅむっ (kachum)
      • Tokunoshima: 勝ちゅい (kachui)
      • Yoron: 勝ちゅん (hachun)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 勝つ (katsï)
      • Yaeyama: 勝つん (katsun)
      • Yonaguni: 勝とぅん (katun)