Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/pae

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 *papay (“fly”).

Noun

*pae

  1. fly

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 蝿 (pē, fē)
    • Kunigami: 蝿 (phē)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 蝿 (fe)
    • Okinawan: 蝿 (fē)
    • Okinoerabu: 蝿 (hē)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 蝿 (fëë)
    • Tokunoshima: 蝿 (hai)
    • Yoron: 青蝿 (ōbai) (< *aobae)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 蝿 (paɿ)
    • Yaeyama: 蝿 (pai)
    • Yonaguni: 蝿 (hai)
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