Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/kobu

This Proto-Ryukyuan 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-Ryukyuan

Etymology

From Proto-Japonic *konpo (“spider”).

Noun

*kobu

  1. spider

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 蜘蛛 (kubū)
    • Kunigami: 蜘蛛 (fubu)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 蜘蛛 (kubu)
    • Okinawan: 蜘蛛 (kubu, kūbā) (< *kobu, *kobu-ya)
    • Okinoerabu: 蜘蛛 (hibū)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 蜘蛛 (kup)
    • Tokunoshima: 蜘蛛 (kubu)
    • Yoron: 蜘蛛 (fubu)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
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