Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/wopitə

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

Compound of *wo (“man”) +‎ *pitə (“person”).

Noun

*wopitə

husband

Descendants

Old Japanese: をひと (wopi₁to₂)
- Japanese: 夫 (otto)
Proto-Ryukyuan: *woto
- Northern Ryukyuan:
  - Kikai: 夫 (wutu)
  - Kunigami: 夫 (wutū, wuttū)
  - Northern Amami Ōshima: 夫 (wuθu)
  - Okinawan: 夫 (wutu)
  - Okinoerabu: 夫 (wutu)
  - Southern Amami Ōshima: 夫 (wutu)
  - Tokunoshima: 夫 (wutu)
  - Yoron: 夫 (wutu)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
  - Miyako: 夫 (butu)
  - Yaeyama: 夫 (budu)
  - Yonaguni: 夫 (butu)