Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/mita

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 *mita (“clay, earth”).

Noun

*mita

  1. clay, earth

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: みちゃ (micha)
    • Kunigami: みちゃー (michā)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: みちゃ (micha)
    • Okinawan: んちゃ (ncha)
    • Okinoerabu: みちゃ (micha), みちゃー (michā)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: みちゃ (micha)
    • Tokunoshima: いんちゃ (incha)
    • Yoron: みちゃ (micha), にちゃ (nicha)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
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