Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/kane

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 *kanay (“metal”).

Noun

*kane

  1. metal

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 金, 鉄, 銀, 銅 (hanï)
    • Kunigami: 金, 鉄, 銀, 銅 (hanī)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 金, 鉄, 銀, 銅 (xanï)
    • Okinawan: 金, 鉄, 銀, 銅 (kani)
    • Okinoerabu: 金, 鉄, 銀, 銅 (hani)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 金, 鉄, 銀, 銅 (kanï)
    • Tokunoshima: 金, 鉄, 銀, 銅 (kanï)
    • Yoron: 金, 鉄, 銀, 銅 (hani)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
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