Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/
upai
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
*upai
above
,
over
Antonym:
*sita
(
“
down
”
)
Descendants
Old Japanese:
上
(
upe
2
, upa
)
Japanese:
上
(
ue, uwa
)
Proto-Ryukyuan:
*ue
Northern Ryukyuan:
Kikai:
上
(
wïï
)
Kunigami:
上
(
ui
)
Northern Amami Ōshima:
上
(
'wïï
)
Okinawan:
上
(
'wī
)
Okinoerabu:
上
(
ui
)
Southern Amami Ōshima:
上
(
'wïï
)
Tokunoshima:
上
(
'wïï
)
Yoron:
上
(
ui
)
Southern Ryukyuan:
Miyako:
Hirara:
上
(
ui
)
Ikema:
上
(
ui
)
(
tone class A
)
Irabu:
上
(
ui
)
Tarama:
上
(
ui
)
(
tone class A
)
Yaeyama:
上
(
ui
)
(
tone class A
)
Yonaguni:
上
(
ui
)
(
tone class A
)