Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/yapyayama

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Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/yapyayama

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

Etymology

Compound of *ya (“eight; many”) +‎ *pya (“layer”) +‎ *yama (“mountain”).

Noun

*yapyayama

1. (rare) mountains piled in layers

Proper noun

*yapyayama

1. Yaeyama

Descendants

• Old Japanese: 八重山 (yape₁yama)
  • Japanese: 八重山 (yaeyama)
• Proto-Ryukyuan: *yapeyama
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Okinawan: 八重山 (yēma)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 八重山 (yāma)
    • Yaeyama: 八重山 (yaima)
    • Yonaguni: 八重山 (dāma)