Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/tuyə

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

Adjective

*tuyə

  1. strong

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: 強し (tuyo2si)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *ti(y)o
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 強さい (tsusai)
      • Kunigami: 強ーせん (chūsen)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 強ーさり (chūsari)
      • Okinawan: 強ーさん (chūsan)
      • Okinoerabu: 強ーさん (chūsan)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: 強ーさむっ (chūsam)
      • Tokunoshima: 強い (chōi)
      • Yoron: 強ーさん (chūsan)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: (tsū)
      • Yaeyama: 強ーさん (tsūsan)
      • Yonaguni: 強さん (susan) (< *tiyosi)