Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/in-

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 *in- (to go).

Verb

*in-

  1. to go

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan: *in-i-te > *iⁿdʑi
    • Kikai: いじ (iji)
    • Kunigami: いじ (iji)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: いじ (iji)
    • Okinawan: っんじ ('nji)
    • Okinoerabu: いじ (iji)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: いじ (iji)
    • Tokunoshima: いじ (iji)
    • Yoron: いじ (iji)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: んなイ (nnaz) (< *in-ari)