Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/takara

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 *takara (“treasure”).

Noun

*takara

  1. treasure

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 宝 (takara)
    • Kunigami: 宝 (tak'āra)
    • →? Northern Amami Ōshima: 宝 (takara)
    • Okinawan: 宝 (takara)
    • Okinoerabu: 宝 (takara)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 宝 (takāra)
    • Tokunoshima: 宝 (takarā)
    • Yoron: 宝 (takara)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 宝 (takara)
    • Yaeyama: 宝 (takara)
    • Yonaguni: 宝 (tagara)
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