Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/tuyu

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 *tuyu (“dew; moisture”).

Noun

*tuyu

  1. dew

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 露 (tuyu)
    • Kunigami: 露 (chiyu, chiyū)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 露 (tsïyu)
    • Okinawan: 露 (chiyu)
    • Okinoerabu: 露 (chiyu)
    • Tokunoshima: 露 (tsïyu)
    • Yoron: 露 (chū)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 露 (tsïv)
    • Yaeyama: 露 (tsïyu, chū)
    • Yonaguni: 露 (chiyu)
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