Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/pitə

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 1

**Proto-Japonic numbers ^(edit)**
	10
	1	2 →	10 →
Cardinal: pitə Ordinal: patu

Likely related to *puta (“two”).

Numeral

*pitə

one

Descendants

Old Japanese: 一 (pi₁to₂)
- Japanese: 一 (hito)
Proto-Ryukyuan: *pito, *pite
- Northern Ryukyuan:
  - Kikai: 一 (tī)
  - Kunigami: 一 (t'ī)
  - Northern Amami Ōshima: 一 (t'ï, t'ïï)
  - Okinawan: 一 (tī)
  - Okinoerabu: 一 (tī)
  - Southern Amami Ōshima: 一 (t'ï)
  - Tokunoshima: 一 (t'ïï, tī)
  - Yoron: 一 (tī)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
  - Miyako: 一 (psïtu, psïti)
  - Yaeyama: 一 (pïti)
  - Yonaguni: 一 (ttu)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Accent class: 2.2 (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this pronunciation?)

Noun

*pitə

person
human

Descendants

Old Japanese: 人 (pi₁to₂)
- Japanese: 人 (hito)
Proto-Ryukyuan: *pito
- Northern Ryukyuan: 피죠 (/⁠pʰi.tsjo⁠/), 피츄 (/⁠pʰi.tsʰju⁠/) (Haytong Ceykwukki, 1501)
  - Kikai: 人 (tchu, chu)
  - Kunigami: 人 (ch'ū)
  - Northern Amami Ōshima: 人 (tchu, ch'u)
  - Okinawan: 人 (tchu)
  - Okinoerabu: 人 (ch'ū)
  - Southern Amami Ōshima: 人 (ch'ū)
  - Tokunoshima: 人 (ch'u, ch'ū)
  - Yoron: 人 (pichu)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
  - Miyako: 人 (psïtu)
  - Yaeyama: 人 (pïtu)
  - Yonaguni: 人 (ttū)