Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/təpə

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

Adjective

*təpə

1. distant, far

   Antonym: *tika (“near”)

2. long, remote

Descendants

• Old Japanese: 遠 (to₂po₂)
  • Japanese: 遠い (tōi)
• Proto-Ryukyuan: *towo
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 遠さい (θūsai)
    • Kunigami: 遠せん (thūsen)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 遠さり (θūsari)
    • Okinawan: 遠さん (tūsan)
    • Oki-No-Erabu: 遠さん (tūsan)
    • Southern Amami-Oshima: 遠さむっ (tūsam)
    • Toku-No-Shima: 遠さい (tūsai)
    • Yoron: 遠さん (tūsan)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 遠 (tū)
    • Yaeyama: 遠さん (tūsan)
    • Yonaguni: 遠ん (twan)