Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/okinawa

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 *oki (“offshore”) + *nawa (“rope”).

Proper noun

*okinawa

  1. Okinawa

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kunigami: 沖縄 (fuchinā)
    • Okinawan: 沖縄 (uchinā)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
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