Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/atu

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 *atu (“hot”).

Adjective

*atu

  1. hot

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 熱さい, 暑さい (atusai, atsusai)
    • Kunigami: 熱せん, 暑せん (hachisen)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 熱さり, 暑さり (atsïsari)
    • Okinawan: 熱さん, 暑さん (achisan)
    • Okinoerabu: 熱さん, 暑さん (achasan)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 熱むっ, 暑むっ (attam)
    • Tokunoshima: 熱さい, 暑さい (atsïsai)
    • Yoron: 熱さん, 暑さん (achisan)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:

References

  • Thorpe, Maner Lawton (1983) Ryūkyūan Language History‎[1], Doctoral dissertation. University of Southern California, pages 297-298
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