Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/nanpai

Etymology
In Japanese sources, explained as originally a compound of 🇨🇬 elements +.

If this derivation is correct, the medial in the Proto-Japonic (which triggers the rendaku shift from  to ) may be the reduced form of the genitive.


 * nanpai = na + n[ə] + pai

Pronunciation

 * Accent class: 2.5a

Noun

 * 1) pot