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Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/sita

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

*sita

  1. down
    Antonym: *upay (“above, over”)

Descendants
  • Old Japanese: 下 (sita)
    • Japanese: 下 (shita)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *sita
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 下 (sā)
      • Kunigami: 下 (shichā)
      • Northern Amami-Oshima: 下 (shā)
      • Okinawan: 下 (shicha)
      • Oki-No-Erabu: 下 (shā)
      • Southern Amami-Oshima: 下 (shā)
      • Toku-No-Shima: 下 (shā)
      • Yoron: 下 (shicha)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 下 (sïta)
      • Yaeyama: 下 (sïta)
      • Yonaguni: 下 (ttāra) (< *sita-wara (“downward direction”))

Noun

*sita

  1. tongue

Descendants
  • Old Japanese: 舌 (sita)
    • Japanese: 舌 (shita)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *sita
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kunigami: 舌 (shichā)
      • Okinawan: 舌 (shicha)
      • Oki-No-Erabu: 舌 (shā)
      • Yoron: 舌 (shicha)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 舌 (sïta, sïda)
      • Yaeyama: 舌 (sïta)
      • Yonaguni: 舌 (tta)
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