Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/pi

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

Related to *pu, found in *kiapu, *kepu (“today”) and *kinəpu (“yesterday”).

Noun

*pi

  1. day, sun
    Antonym: *yo (“night”)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: 日 (pi1)
    • Japanese: 日 (hi)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *pi
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 日 (pī)
      • Kunigami: 日 (p'ī)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 日 (hi)
      • Okinawan: 日 (fī)
      • Okinoerabu: 日 (hī)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: 日 (hī)
      • Tokunoshima: 日 (hī)
      • Yoron: 日 (pī)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 日 (psïï)
      • Yaeyama: 日 (psïï)
      • Yonaguni: 日 (chī)
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