Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/poso

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 *pəsə (“navel”).

Noun

*poso

  1. navel

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 臍, 蔕, 枘 (pusu, fusu)
    • Kunigami: 臍, 蔕, 枘 (phusū)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 臍, 蔕, 枘 (fusu)
    • Okinawan: 臍, 蔕, 枘 (fusu)
    • Okinoerabu: 臍, 蔕, 枘 (fusu, fusū)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 臍, 蔕, 枘 (fusu)
    • Tokunoshima: 臍, 蔕, 枘 (fushu)
    • Yoron: 臍, 蔕, 枘 (pusu)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:

References

  • Thorpe, Maner Lawton (1983) Ryūkyūan Language History‎[1], Doctoral dissertation. University of Southern California, page 310
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