Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/
pako
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
*pako
box
Descendants
Old Japanese:
箱
(
pako
1
)
Japanese:
箱
(
hako
)
→
Amis:
hako
→
Sakizaya:
haku
Proto-Ryukyuan:
*pako
Northern Ryukyuan:
法个
(
fako
)
(Liúqiú guăn yìyŭ, 1469–1470)
Kikai:
箱
(
paxu
)
Kunigami:
箱
(
phafū
)
Northern Amami Ōshima:
箱
(
haku
)
Okinawan:
箱
(
haku
)
Okinoerabu:
箱
(
haku
)
Southern Amami Ōshima:
箱
(
fak, hak
)
Tokunoshima:
箱
(
haku
)
Yoron:
箱
(
papu
)
Southern Ryukyuan:
Miyako:
箱
(
paku
)
Yaeyama:
箱
(
paku, haku
)
Yonaguni:
箱
(
hagu
)