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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/pisa

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 *pinsa (“foot, leg; knee”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pisa/

Noun

*pisa

  1. foot, leg

Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan: 피샤 (pisha) (Haytong Ceykwukki, 1501)
    • Kikai: 足 (っさ, ssa)
    • Kunigami: 足 (ぴさー, phisā)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 足 (しゃーびら, shābira)
    • Okinawan: 足 (ふぃさ, fisa)
    • Toku-No-Shima: 足 (さんびゃ, sanbya)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 足 (ぴぃさ, psїsa)
    • Yaeyama: 足 (ぺー, pē)
    • Yonaguni: 足 (さんだ, sanda)
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