Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/pato

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 *pato (“dove, pigeon”).

Noun

*pato

  1. dove, pigeon

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 鳩 (patu)
    • Kunigami: 鳩 (phōtū)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 鳩 (haθo)
    • Okinawan: 鳩 (hōtu)
    • Okinoerabu: 鳩 (patu)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 鳩 (hato)
    • Tokunoshima: 鳩 (patu)
    • Yoron: 鳩 (patu)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 鳩 (patu)
    • Yaeyama: 鳩 (patu)
    • Yonaguni: 鳩 (hatu)
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