Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/wopitə

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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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Compound of *wo (man) +‎ *pitə (person).

Noun

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*wopitə

  1. husband

Descendants

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  • Old Japanese: をひと (wopi₁to₂)
    • Japanese: (otto)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *woto
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: (wutu)
      • Kunigami: (wutū, wuttū)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: (wuθu)
      • Okinawan: (wutu)
      • Okinoerabu: (wutu)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: (wutu)
      • Tokunoshima: (wutu)
      • Yoron: (wutu)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: (butu)
      • Yaeyama: (budu)
      • Yonaguni: (butu)