Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/puta

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 1

Proto-Ryukyuan numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: *puta

From Proto-Japonic *puta (“two”).

Numeral

*puta

  1. two
Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 二 (tā)
    • Kunigami: 二 (tā)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 二 (tā)
    • Okinawan: 二 (tā)
    • Okinoerabu: 二 (tā)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 二 (ta)
    • Tokunoshima: 二 (tā)
    • Yoron: 二 (tā)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 二 (futa)
    • Yaeyama: 二 (futā)
    • Yonaguni: 二 (ttā)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Japonic *puta (“lid”).

Noun

*puta

  1. lid
Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 蓋 (futa)
    • Kunigami: 蓋 (phutā, phatā)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 蓋 (futa)
    • Okinawan: 蓋 (futa)
    • Okinoerabu: 蓋 (futā)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 蓋 (futa)
    • Tokunoshima: 蓋 (futa)
    • Yoron: 蓋 (puta)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 蓋 (futa)
    • Yaeyama: 蓋 (futa)
    • Yonaguni: 蓋 (ttā)
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