Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/
mət-
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
Verb
*mət-
(
infinitive
*məti
)
to
carry
,
hold
Descendants
Old Japanese:
持つ
(
mo
2
tu
)
Japanese:
持つ
(
motsu
)
Proto-Ryukyuan:
*moti
Northern Ryukyuan:
Kikai:
持ちゅい
(
muchui
)
Kunigami:
持ちゅん
(
muchun
)
Northern Amami Ōshima:
持と゚ぅり
(
muθuri
)
Okinawan:
持ちゅん
(
muchun
)
Okinoerabu:
持ちゅん
(
muchun
)
Southern Amami Ōshima:
持ちゅむっ
(
muchum
)
Tokunoshima:
持つぃ
(
mutsï
)
Yoron:
持ちゅん
(
muchun
)
Southern Ryukyuan:
Miyako:
持つぃ
(
mutsï
)
Yaeyama:
持つん
(
mutsun
)
Yonaguni:
持とぅん
(
mutun
)