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Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/takay

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

Cognate with *taka (“high, tall”).

Noun

*takay

  1. bamboo
    Synonym: *sasa

Descendants
  • Old Japanese: 竹 (take2)
    • Japanese: 竹 (take)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *take
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 竹 (でー, dē)
      • Kunigami: 竹 (だき゚ー, dakī)
      • Northern Amami-Oshima: 竹 (でへ, dehe)
      • Okinawan: 竹 (だき, daki)
      • Oki-No-Erabu: 竹 (でー, dē)
      • Southern Amami-Oshima: 竹 (でへ, dehe)
      • Toku-No-Shima: 竹 (でー, dē)
      • Yoron: 竹 (だい, dai)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 竹 (たき, taki)
      • Yaeyama: 竹 (たき, taki)
      • Yonaguni: 竹 (たぎ, tagi)
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