Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/poi

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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.

Proto-Japonic

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Etymology

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Possibly cognate with Korean (bul). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Noun

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*poi

  1. fire

Descendants

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  • Eastern Old Japanese: (pu)
  • Old Japanese: (pi2, po1)
    • Japanese: (hi, ho)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *pi
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kunigami: ()
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: (hi) (in compounds)
      • Okinawan: (fī, hī)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: ()
      • Yoron: (pi) (in compounds)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: (psïï)
      • Yaeyama: (pïï)
      • Yonaguni: (chī)

Further reading

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