Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/pazi

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 *pantuy (shame).

Noun

*pazi

  1. shame

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: (paji)
    • Kunigami: (phajī)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: (haji)
    • Okinawan: (haji)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: (haji)
    • Yoron: (paji)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: (pazï)
    • Yaeyama: (pazï)
    • Yonaguni: (hadi)