Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/pitə

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 1

Likely related to *puta (“two”).

**Proto-Japonic cardinal numbers**
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Cardinal : pitə Ordinal* : *patu

Numeral

*pitə

one

Descendants

Old Japanese: 一 (pi₁to₂)
- Japanese: 一 (hito)
Proto-Ryukyuan: *pito, *pite
- Northern Ryukyuan:
  - Kikai: 一 (tī)
  - Kunigami: 一 (tī)
  - Northern Amami-Oshima: 一 (tï, tïï)
  - Okinawan: 一 (tī)
  - Oki-No-Erabu: 一 (tī)
  - Southern Amami-Oshima: 一 (tï)
  - Toku-No-Shima: 一 (tïï, θī)
  - Yoron: 一 (tī)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
  - Miyako: 一 (psïtu, psïti)
  - Yaeyama: 一 (pïti)
  - Yonaguni: 一 (ttu)

Noun

*pitə

person
human

Descendants

Old Japanese: 人 (pi₁to₂)
- Japanese: 人 (hito)
Proto-Ryukyuan: *pito
- Northern Ryukyuan: 피죠 (picho), 피츄 (pichu) (Haytong Ceykwukki, 1501)
  - Kikai: 人 (tchu, chu)
  - Kunigami: 人 (chū)
  - Northern Amami-Oshima: 人 (tchu, chu)
  - Okinawan: 人 (tchu)
  - Oki-No-Erabu: 人 (chū)
  - Southern Amami-Oshima: 人 (chū)
  - Toku-No-Shima: 人 (chu, chū)
  - Yoron: 人 (pichu)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
  - Miyako: 人 (psïtu)
  - Yaeyama: 人 (pïtu)
  - Yonaguni: 人 (ttū)

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