Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/

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

Particle

*tə

  1. and

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: (to2)
    • Japanese: (to)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *to
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: と゚ぅ (θu)
      • Kunigami: とぅ (thu)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: と゚ぅ (θu)
      • Okinawan: とぅ (tu)
      • Okinoerabu: とぅ (tu)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: とぅ (tu)
      • Tokunoshima: とぅ (tu)
      • Yoron: とぅ (tu)
    • Southern Ryukyuan: *to (Bentley, 2008b)