Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/kupa

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

*kupa

  1. mulberry

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: 桑 (kupa)
    • Japanese: 桑 (kuwa)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *kuwa
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • ⇒ Kunigami: 桑木 (kwāgi) (< *kuwa-ge)
      • ⇒ Northern Amami Ōshima: 桑木 (kwāgï) (< *kuwa-ge)
      • Okinawan: 桑 (kwā)
      • Okinoerabu: 桑 (kwā)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: 桑 (kwa, kwā)
      • ⇒ Tokunoshima: 桑木 (kwāgï) (< *kuwa-ge)
      • ⇒ Yoron: 桑木 (kwāgi) (< *kuwa-ge)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Yaeyama: 桑 (kwā)
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