Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/waka

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

Adjective

*waka

  1. young

Antonyms

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: (waka)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *waka
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 若さい (wāsai)
      • Kunigami: 若しぇん (wahāshen)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 若さり (wahasari)
      • Okinawan: 若さん (wakasan)
      • Okinoerabu: 若さん (wāsan, wakasan)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: 若さむっ (wahāsam)
      • Tokunoshima: 若い (wāi)
      • Yoron: 若さん (wāsan)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: (baka)
      • Yaeyama: 若さん (bagasan)
      • Yonaguni: 若ん (bagan)