Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/tonari

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

Etymology

Possibly a compound with the first word being *to (“outside, other”).

Noun

*tonari

  1. neighbor, neighborhood, next door

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: 隣 (to1nari)
    • Japanese: 隣 (tonari)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *tonari
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 隣 (θunai)
      • Kunigami: 隣 (thunai)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 隣 (θonari)
      • Okinawan: 隣 (tunai)
      • Okinoerabu: 隣 (tunai)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: 隣 (θunāri, θunar)
      • Tokunoshima: 隣 (tunai)
      • Yoron: 隣 (tunai)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 隣 (tunaz)
      • Yaeyama: 隣 (tunarï)
      • Yonaguni: 隣 (tunai)
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