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Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/papay

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

Noun

*papay

  1. fly

Descendants
  • Old Japanese: 蠅 (pape2)
    • Japanese: 蝿 (hae)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *pae
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Okinawan: 蝿 (hē)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Yaeyama: 蝿 (pai)
      • Yonaguni: [script needed] (ubai, “blue fly”)
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