Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/
‹u,o›si
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
Noun
*‹u,o›si
cattle
cow
ox
Descendants
Old Japanese:
牛
(
usi
)
Japanese:
牛
(
ushi
)
Proto-Ryukyuan:
*usi
Northern Ryukyuan:
우시
(
/usi/
)
(Haytong Ceykwukki, 1501)
Kikai:
牛
(
ushi
)
Kunigami:
牛
(
fushī
)
Northern Amami Ōshima:
牛
(
ushi
)
Okinawan:
牛
(
ushi
)
Okinoerabu:
牛
(
ushī
)
Southern Amami Ōshima:
牛
(
ush
)
Tokunoshima:
牛
(
usï
)
Yoron:
牛
(
ushi
)
Southern Ryukyuan:
Miyako:
牛
(
usï
)
Yaeyama:
牛
(
usï
)
Yonaguni:
牛
(
uchi
)
References