Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/ita

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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.
This Proto-Japonic entry contains original research. The reconstruction in this entry is based on published research, but the specific form presented here is not found in prior works.

Proto-Japonic

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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*ita

  1. board, plank
Descendants
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  • Old Japanese: (ita)
    • Japanese: (ita)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *ita
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: (ita)
      • Kunigami: (hichā)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: (iθa, icha)
      • Okinawan: (ita, icha)
      • Okinoerabu: (ïtcha)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: (iθa)
      • Tokunoshima: (ica)
      • Yoron: (icha)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: (itsa) (possibly from Okinawan)
      • Yaeyama: (ita)
      • Yonaguni: (ita)

Etymology 2

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Might originally be an interjection; compare English ouch.

Adjective

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*ita

  1. painful (both physically and mentally)
Descendants
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