Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/
papai
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
*papai
fly
Descendants
Old Japanese:
蠅
(
pape
2
)
Japanese:
蝿
(
hae
)
Proto-Ryukyuan:
*pae
Northern Ryukyuan:
Kikai:
蝿
(
pē, fē
)
Kunigami:
蝿
(
phē
)
Northern Amami Ōshima:
蝿
(
fe
)
Okinawan:
蝿
(
fē
)
Okinoerabu:
蝿
(
hē
)
Southern Amami Ōshima:
蝿
(
fëë
)
Tokunoshima:
蝿
(
hai
)
Yoron:
青蝿
(
ōbai
)
(<
*aobae
)
Southern Ryukyuan:
Miyako:
蝿
(
paɿ
)
Yaeyama:
蝿
(
pai
)
Yonaguni:
蝿
(
hai
)