Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/woi

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 *wopUi (“nephew”).

Noun

*woi

  1. nephew

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • ⇒ Kikai: 甥子等 (wīkka, wikka, wuikkwa) (< *woi-kura)
    • ⇒ Kunigami: 姪甥 (mīui) (< *mei-woi)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 甥 (wui)
    • Okinawan: 甥 (wī)
    • ⇒ Okinoerabu: 甥子等 (wuikwa) (< *woi-kura)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 甥 (wui)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • ⇒ Miyako: 姪甥 (myūz) (< *mei-woi)
    • Yaeyama: 甥 (bui)
    • Yonaguni: 甥 (bui)
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