Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/ado

This Proto-Ryukyuan 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-Ryukyuan

Etymology

From Proto-Japonic *anto (heel).

Pronunciation

  • Tone class: B

Noun

*ado

  1. heel

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: あどぅ (adu)
    • Kunigami: あどぅー (adū)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: あど (ado)
    • Okinawan: あどぅ (adu)
    • Okinoerabu: あーどぅー (ādū)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: あど (ado)
    • Tokunoshima: あどぅ (adu)
    • Yoron: あどぅ (adu)
  • Southern Ryukyuan: