Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/tomari

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

Ultimately derived from *tomar- (“to stop”), akin to Old Japanese 泊り (to₂mari, “harbor”).

Noun

*tomari

  1. lodge
  2. harbor
    Synonym: *minato
  3. sea
    Synonym: *omi (more common)

Usage notes

The meaning "sea" is confined to Yaeyama.

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Amami:
      • Amami Ōshima:
        • Northern Amami Ōshima:
          • Yamatohama: とまり (tomari)
    • Old Okinawan: とまり (tomari) (Omoro Sōshi, 1531)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako:
      • Hirara: とぅまい゚ (tumaz), とぅまーい゚ (tumāz)
    • Yaeyama:
      • Ishigaki: とぅもーるぃ゚ (tumōrï)
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