Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/wono

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 *wənə (“axe”).

Noun

*wono

  1. axe

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 斧 (ūnu, gunu)
    • Kunigami: 斧 (ūnū)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 斧 (wun)
    • Okinawan: 斧 (ūn)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 斧 (wun)
    • Yoron: 斧 (ūnu)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 斧 (būna)
    • Yaeyama: 斧 (buinu, būnu)
    • Yonaguni: 斧 (bunu)
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