Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/pato

This Proto-Ryukyuan 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-Ryukyuan

Etymology

From Proto-Japonic *pato (“dove, pigeon”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pato/

Noun

*pato

dove, pigeon

Descendants

Northern Ryukyuan:
- Kikai: 鳩 (ぱとぅ, patu)
- Kunigami: 鳩 (ぽーとﾟぅー, phōtū)
- Northern Amami-Oshima: 鳩 (はとﾟ, haθo)
- Okinawan: 鳩 (ほーとぅ, hōtu)
- Oki-No-Erabu: 鳩 (ぱとぅ, patu)
- Toku-No-Shima: 鳩 (ぱとぅ, patu)
- Yoron: 鳩 (ぱとぅ, patu)
Southern Ryukyuan:
- Miyako: 鳩 (ぱとぅ, patu)
- Yaeyama: 鳩 (ぱとぅ, patu)
- Yonaguni: 鳩 (はとぅ, hatu)