Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/sənpa

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

Noun

*sənpa

1. buckwheat

Descendants

• Old Japanese: 蕎麦 (so₂ba)
  • Japanese: 蕎麦 (soba)
• Proto-Ryukyuan: *soba
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Okinawan: 蕎麦 (suba)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Yaeyama: 蕎麥 (suba)
    • Yonaguni: 蕎麦 (suba)