Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/moy-a-

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

*moy-a- (infinitive *moyay)

  1. (intransitive) to burn
  2. (transitive) to burn something

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: (mo1yu)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *moye (intransitive)
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 燃ぃゆい (muïyui), 燃ーゆい (mëëyui)
      • Kunigami: 燃いるん (muirun)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 燃ーるり (mēruri)
      • Okinawan: 燃ーゆん (mēyun)
      • Okinoerabu: 燃ーゆん (mīyun)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: 燃ーりゅむっ (mïïryum)
      • Tokunoshima: 燃ーぃ (mëëï)
      • Yoron: 燃いゆん (muiyun)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 燃いㇲ゙ (muiz)
      • Yaeyama: 燃いるん (muirun)
      • Yonaguni: 燃いるん (muirun)