Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/omi

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 *omi (“ocean, sea”).

Noun

*omi

  1. ocean, sea

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan: 烏乜 (ume) (Liúqiú guăn yìyŭ, 1469–1470)
    • Kikai: 海 (umi)
    • Kunigami: 海 (umi, umī)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 海 (umi, un)
    • Okinawan: 海 (umi)
    • Okinoerabu: 海 (uni)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 海 (umi)
    • Tokunoshima: 海 (un)
    • Yoron: 海 (un)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 海 (im) (< *emi)
    • Yaeyama: 海 (in) (< *emi)
    • Yonaguni: 海 (in, unnaga) (< *emi, *ominaka)
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