Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/ti(y)o

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 *tuyə (“strong”).

Adjective

*ti(y)o

  1. strong

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 強さい (tsusai)
    • Kunigami: 強ーせん (chūsen)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 強ーさり (chūsari)
    • Okinawan: 強ーさん (chūsan)
    • Okinoerabu: 強ーさん (chūsan)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 強ーさむっ (chūsam)
    • Tokunoshima: 強い (chōi)
    • Yoron: 強ーさん (chūsan)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 強 (tsū)
    • Yaeyama: 強ーさん (tsūsan)
    • Yonaguni: 強さん (susan) (< *tiyosi)
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