Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/tana

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 *tana (“shelf”).

Noun

*tana

  1. shelf

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 棚 (tana)
    • Kunigami: 棚 (thanā)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 棚 (θana)
    • Okinawan: 棚 (tana)
    • Okinoerabu: 棚 (tana)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 棚 (tana, tanā)
    • Tokunoshima: 棚 (tanā)
    • Yoron: 棚 (tana)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 棚 (tana)
    • Yaeyama: 棚 (tana)
    • Yonaguni: 棚 (tana)
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