Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/panas-

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 *panas-.

Noun

*panas-

  1. conversation, speech, story, talking
  2. to narrate, speak, talk

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kunigami: 話 (phanāshī)
    • Okinawan: 話 (hanashi, hanasun)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 話 (panasu)
    • Yaeyama: 話 (panasï, panasun)
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