Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/wa

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

Both John B. Whitman and Alexander Francis-Ratté speculate of a connection to Old Korean 又 (*wu, “We; us”), although Whitman and Francis-Ratté's belief that Korean and Japanese are genetically linked does not have consensus in the field.

Pronoun

*wa

  1. we

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: 我 (wa)
    • Japanese: 我 (wa)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *wa
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 我 (wā)
      • Kunigami: 我 (wā)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 我 (wā)
      • Okinawan: 我 (wā)
      • Okinoerabu: 我 (wā)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: 我 (wā)
      • Tokunoshima: 我 (wā)
      • Yoron: 我 (wā)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 我 (bā)
      • Yaeyama: 我 (bā)
      • Yonaguni: 我 (bā)
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