Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/moto

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 *mətə (“source, origin”).

Noun

*moto

  1. source
  2. origin

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 元 (mutu)
    • Kunigami: 元 (mutu, mutū)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 元 (muθu)
    • Okinawan: 元 (mūtu, mutu)
    • Okinoerabu: 元 (mutu)
    • Tokunoshima: 元 (mutu)
    • Yoron: 元 (mutu)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 元 (mutu)
    • Yaeyama: 元 (mutu)
    • Yonaguni: 元 (mutu)
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