Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/nuka

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 *noka (“rice bran”).

Noun

*nuka

  1. rice bran

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 糠 (nuxa)
    • Kunigami: 糠 (nukā)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 糠 (noxa)
    • Okinawan: 糠 (nuka)
    • Okinoerabu: 糠 (nukā)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 糠 (nukā)
    • Tokunoshima: 糠 (nukā)
    • Yoron: 糠 (nuka)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 糠 (nka)
    • Yaeyama: 糠 (nuka)
    • Yonaguni: 糠 (nugan)
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