Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/takara

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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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Martin reconstructs this as a compound of *taka (high) +‎ *-ra (pluralizing suffix).[1] However, this is semantically problematic, as such would ordinarily refer to “the heights” as a location, and there is no clear means of deriving the sense of “treasure” from the proposed component parts.

Noun

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*takara

  1. treasure

Descendants

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  • Old Japanese: (takara)
    • Japanese: (takara)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *takara
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: (takara)
      • Kunigami: (thakāra)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: (θaxara)
      • Okinawan: (takara)
      • Okinoerabu: (takara)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: (θakāra)
      • Tokunoshima: (takarā)
      • Yoron: (takara)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: (takara)
      • Yaeyama: (takara)
      • Yonaguni: (tagara)

References

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  1. ^ Samuel E. Martin (1987) The Japanese Language Through Time, New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN