Proto-Japanese: *tàmàp-
Meaning: 1 to present (pol.) 2 to eat
Russian meaning: 1 преподносить 2 есть
Old Japanese: tamap-, tab-
Middle Japanese: tàmàf- 1
Tokyo: tabé- 2
Kyoto: tàbè-2
Kagoshima: tabé- 2
Comments: JLTT 760. The meaning 'eat' is a late specialization < 'present (politely)'. japet-prnum,japet-meaning,japet-rusmean,japet-ajp,japet-mjp,japet-tok,japet-kyo,japet-kag,japet-comments,