Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/yawasi-

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

Cognate with Japanese 飢し (yawashi, “hungry”, obsolete).

Adjective

*yawasi-

  1. hungry

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan: 亞撒 (/⁠ia.saɁ⁠/) (Liúqiú guăn yìyŭ, 1469–1470)
    • Kunigami: 飢せん (yāsen)
    • Okinawan: 飢さん (yāsan)
    • Okinoerabu: 飢しゃん (yōshan)
    • Tokunoshima: 飢あん (yoan)
    • Yoron: 飢しゃん (yōshan)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 飢すぃ゚ (yāsï)
    • Yaeyama: 飢さーん (yāsān)
    • Yonaguni: 飢さん (dāsan)

See also

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