Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/konpo

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

Alternative forms

Reconstruction

Vovin (2021) reconstructs *konbo, which can reflect underlying *konpo with voicing due to the nasal + voiceless cluster.

Noun

*konpo

  1. spider

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: 蜘蛛 (kumo1) (spelled 久毛 in MYS.5.892)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *kobu
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 蜘蛛 (kubū)
      • Kunigami: 蜘蛛 (fubu)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 蜘蛛 (kubu)
      • Okinawan: 蜘蛛 (kubu, kūbā) (< *kobu, *kobu-ya)
      • Okinoerabu: 蜘蛛 (hibū)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: 蜘蛛 (kup)
      • Tokunoshima: 蜘蛛 (kubu)
      • Yoron: 蜘蛛 (fubu)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:

References

  1. ^ Vovin, Alexander (2021) “Names of Large Exotic Animals and the Urheimat of Japonic”, in International Journal of Eurasian Linguistics, number 3, pages 105-120
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