Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/soba

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

Etymology

From Proto-Japonic *sənpa.

Noun

*soba

buckwheat

Descendants

Northern Ryukyuan:
- Okinawan: 蕎麦 (suba)
Southern Ryukyuan:
- Yaeyama: 蕎麥 (suba)
- Yonaguni: 蕎麦 (suba)