Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/mii-

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 *nipi- (“new”) with assimilation of the nasal. For the sound change, see *miwa (“garden”).

Adjective

*mii-

  1. new

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 新ーさい (mīsai)
    • Kunigami: 新ーしぇん (mīshen)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 新ーさり (mīsari)
    • Okinawan: 新ーさん (mīsan)
    • Okinoerabu: 新ーさん (mīsan)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 新ーさむっ (mīsam)
    • Tokunoshima: 新ーはい (mīhai)
    • Yoron: 新ーさん (mīsan)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
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