Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/we

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

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Possibly related to *wo (compare prefixing and suffixing element appearing as o in modern Japanese terms such as Japanese 雄 (osu, “male”), Japanese 益荒男 (masurao, “manly man”) or 雄花 (obana, “male flower”)).

Noun

*we

  1. man

Descendants

  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *we
    • ⇒ Proto-Ryukyuan: *weke
      • Northern Ryukyuan:
        • Kunigami: 男 (yikigā)
        • Okinawan: 男 (wikiga)
        • Yoron: 男 (wuiga)
      • Southern Ryukyuan:
        • Miyako: 男 (biki)
        • Yaeyama: 男 (bigidun)
    • ⇒ Proto-Ryukyuan: *wekeri (“brother (from a sister)”)
      • Northern Ryukyuan: ゑけり (wekeri) (Omoro Sōshi, 1531)
        • Kikai: いぃーい (yīi)
        • Kunigami: うぃきー (wikī)
        • Northern Amami Ōshima: いぇへり (yeheri)
        • Okinawan: うぃきー (wikī)
        • Okinoerabu: いぃー (yī)
        • Southern Amami Ōshima: いぃひるっ (yihir)
        • Tokunoshima: いぃーり (yīri)
        • Yoron: をぅひーび (wuhībi)
      • Southern Ryukyuan:
        • Miyako: びきい゚ (bikiɿ)
        • Yaeyama: びぎるぃ゚ (bigirï)
        • Yonaguni: びぎ (bigi)
    • ⇒ Proto-Ryukyuan: *wenga
      • Northern Ryukyuan:
        • Kikai: 男 (yinnga)
        • Northern Amami Ōshima: 男 (yenga)
        • Okinawan: 男 (yinga)
        • Okinoerabu: 男 (yinga)
        • Southern Amami Ōshima: 男 (yïnga)
        • Tokunoshima: 男 (yïnga)
      • Southern Ryukyuan:
        • Yonaguni: 男 (binga)
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