Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/pikari

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

Etymology

From *pikaru.

Noun

*pikari

  1. infinitive and nominal form of *pikaru
    1. light (visible electromagnetic radiation)

Descendants

  • Japanese: 光 (hikari)
    • → Okinawan: 光 (fikari)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *pikari
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kunigami: 光 (pichai)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 光 (hikyari)
      • Okinawan: 光 (fichai)
      • Okinoerabu: 光 (hikyai, hicchai)
      • Yoron: 光 (picchai)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 光 (psïkāz)
      • Yaeyama: 光 (pïkarï)
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