Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/wopitə

This Proto-Japonic 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-Japonic

Etymology

Possibly a compound of *wo (“man”) + *pitə (“person”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wopitə/

Noun

*wopitə

husband

Descendants

Old Japanese: 夫 (wopito₂)
- Japanese: 夫 (otto)
Ryukyuan: *wotto
- Northern Ryukyuan:
  - Kikai: 夫 (をぅとぅ, wutu)
  - Kunigami: 夫 (うとﾟぅー, utū, うっとﾟぅー, uttū)
  - Northern Amami-Oshima: 夫 (うとﾟぅ, uθu)
  - Okinawan: 夫 (をぅとぅ, wutu)
  - Oki-No-Erabu: 夫 (をぅとぅ, wutu)
  - Southern Amami-Oshima: 夫 (をぅとぅ, wutu)
  - Toku-No-Shima: 夫 (をぅとぅ, wutu)
  - Yoron: 夫 (をぅとぅ, wutu)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
  - Miyako: 夫 (ぶとぅ, butu)
  - Yaeyama: 夫 (ぶどぅ, budu)
  - Yonaguni: 夫 (ぶとぅ, butu)

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