Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/tomo

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 1

  • From Proto-Japonic *təmə (“companion”).

    Noun

    *tomo

    1. follower

    Descendants

    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 供 (tumu)
      • Kunigami: 供 (tumū)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 供 (tomo)
      • Okinawan: 供 (tumu)
      • Yoron: 供 (tumu)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 供 (tumu)
      • Yaeyama: 供 (tumu)
      • Yonaguni: 供 (tumu)

    Etymology 2

  • From Proto-Japonic *təmə (“stern”).

    Noun

    *tomo

    1. the stern of a boat
    Descendants
    • Northern Ryukyuan: とも (tomo) (Omoro Sōshi, 1531)
      • Kikai: 艫 (tumu)
      • Kunigami: 艫 (tumū)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 艫 (tomo)
      • Okinawan: 艫 (tumu)
      • Okinoerabu: 艫 (tumū, tomo)
      • Tokunoshima: 艫 (tumu, tomo)
      • Yoron: 艫 (tumu)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 艫 (tumu)
      • Yaeyama: 艫 (tumu)
      • Yonaguni: 艫 (tumu)
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