Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/mapar-

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

*mapar- (infinitive *mapari)

  1. to spin

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: 回る (maparu)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *mawari
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kunigami: 回るん (mārun)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 回るり (mōruri)
      • Okinawan: 回ゆん (māyun)
      • Okinoerabu: 回ゆん (mōyun)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: 回ゆむっ (mawayum)
      • Tokunoshima: 回りぃ (mārï)
      • Yoron: 回ゆん (mōyun)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 回ぃ (māz)
      • Yaeyama: 回るん (mārun)