Where does “話” come from?

話 (Yaeyama) comes from Proto-Ryukyuan *panas-, from Proto-Japonic *panas- — conversation, speech, story, talking.

話 (Yaeyama): conversation; speech; story

Definitions

  1. conversation; speech; story

Ancestry of “話”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Ryukyuan*panas-conversation, speech, story, talking
2Proto-Japonic*panas-conversation, speech, story, talking
Every word from Proto-Japonic *panas- →Every word from Proto-Ryukyuan *panas- →