Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/wopUi

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

A compound with the first element being *wo (“male”).

Noun

*wopUi

  1. nephew

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: 甥 (wopi2)
    • Japanese: 甥 (oi)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *woi
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • ⇒ Kikai: 甥子等 (wīkka, wikka, wuikkwa) (< *woi-kura)
      • ⇒ Kunigami: 姪甥 (mīui) (< *mei-woi)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 甥 (wui)
      • Okinawan: 甥 (wī)
      • ⇒ Okinoerabu: 甥子等 (wuikwa) (< *woi-kura)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: 甥 (wui)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • ⇒ Miyako: 姪甥 (myūz) (< *mei-woi)
      • Yaeyama: 甥 (bui)
      • Yonaguni: 甥 (bui)
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