Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/uw-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

*uw-a- (infinitive *uway)

  1. (transitive) to plant
  2. (intransitive) to be planted, to grow

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: 植う (uu, transitive and intransitive) (< *uwu)
    • Japanese: 植える (ueru, transitive), 植わる (uwaru, intransitive), 植ゆ (uyu, transitive, obsolete)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *uwe (transitive)
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 植ぃーゆい (wïïyui)
      • Kunigami: 植いるん (uirun)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 植ぃーるり (wïïruri)
      • Okinawan: 植ーゆん (wīyun)
      • Okinoerabu: 植いゆん (uiyun)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: 植ぃーゆむっ (wïïyum)
      • Tokunoshima: 植いり (uiri)
      • Yoron: 植いゆん (uiyun)
    • Southern Ryukyuan: *iwe
      • Miyako: 植ーㇲ゙ (ibīz)
      • Yaeyama: 植びん (ibin), 植びるん (ibirun)
      • Yonaguni: 植るん (birun)
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