Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/yumi

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 *yumi (“bow”).

Noun

*yumi

  1. bow

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan: 由密 (/⁠iəu.miɁ⁠/) (Liúqiú guăn yìyŭ, 1469–1470)
    • Kikai: 弓 (yumi)
    • Kunigami: 弓 (yumī)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 弓 (yumi)
    • Okinawan: 弓 (yumi)
    • Okinoerabu: 弓 (yumī)
    • Tokunoshima: 弓 (yumi)
    • Yoron: 弓 (yun)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 弓 (yum)
    • Yaeyama: 弓 (yun)
    • Yonaguni: 弓 (dun)
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