Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/kuwa

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This Proto-Ryukyuan 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-Ryukyuan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Japonic *kupa (mulberry).

Noun

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*kuwa

  1. mulberry

Descendants

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  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kunigami: 桑木 (kwāgi) (< *kuwa-ge)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 桑木 (kwāgï) (< *kuwa-ge)
    • Okinawan: (kwā)
    • Okinoerabu: (kwā)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: (kwa, kwā)
    • Tokunoshima: 桑木 (kwāgï) (< *kuwa-ge)
    • Yoron: 桑木 (kwāgi) (< *kuwa-ge)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Yaeyama: (kwā)