Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/panay

This Proto-Japonic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Etymology

Possibly related to *pa (“leaf”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /panai̯/

Noun

*panay

feather

Descendants

Old Japanese: 羽 (pane)
- Japanese: 羽 (はね, hane)
Ryukyuan: *pane
- Northern Ryukyuan:
  - Kikai: 羽 (ぱにぃ, panï)
  - Kunigami: 羽 (ぱにー, phanī)
  - Northern Amami-Oshima: 羽 (はね, hane)
  - Okinawan: 羽 (はに, hani)
  - Oki-No-Erabu: 羽 (はに, hani)
  - Toku-No-Shima: 羽 (はにぃ, hanï)
  - Yoron: 羽 (ぱに, pani)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
  - Miyako: 羽 (ぱに, pani)
  - Yaeyama: 羽 (ぱに, pani)
  - Yonaguni: 羽 (はに, hani)