Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/kətənpa

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

Etymology

Compound of elements *kətə (“word”) +‎ *pa (“edge, beginning, end”).

Noun

*kətənpa

language, speech, term, word

Descendants

Old Japanese: 言葉 (ko₂to₂ba)
- Japanese: 言葉 (kotoba)
Proto-Ryukyuan: *kotoba
- Northern Ryukyuan:
  - Kunigami: 言葉 (futūba)
  - Northern Amami-Oshima: 言葉 (xutuba)
  - Okinawan: 言葉 (kutuba)
  - Southern Amami-Oshima: 言葉 (kutuba)
  - Yoron: 言葉 (futuba)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
  - Miyako: 言葉 (kutuba)
  - Yaeyama: 言葉 (kutuba)
  - Yonaguni: 言葉 (kutuba)

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