Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/me

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 *may (“eye”).

Noun

*me

  1. eye
  2. hole
    Synonym: *ana

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 目 (mī, mïï)
    • Kunigami: 目 (mī)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 目 (mï)
    • Okinawan: 目 (mī)
    • Okinoerabu: 目 (mī)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 目 (mïï)
    • Tokunoshima: 目 (mï, mïï)
    • Yoron: 目 (mī)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 目 (mī)
    • Yaeyama: 目 (mī)
    • Yonaguni: 目 (mī)

References

  • Thorpe, Maner Lawton (1983) Ryūkyūan Language History‎[1], Doctoral dissertation. University of Southern California, page 284
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