Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/uti

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 *utui (“inside; now”).

Noun

*uti

  1. inside
    Synonym: *naka

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan: 우지 (/⁠u.tʃi⁠/) (Haytong Ceykwukki, 1501)
    • Kikai: 内 (uchi)
    • Kunigami: 内 (fuchī)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 内 (uchi)
    • Okinawan: 内 (uchi)
    • Okinoerabu: 内 (uchi)
    • Tokunoshima: 内 (uchi)
    • Yoron: 内 (uchi)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 内 (utsï, vtsï)
    • Yaeyama: 内 (utsï)
    • Yonaguni: 内 (uti)
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