Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/ito

This Proto-Japonic 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.
This Proto-Japonic entry contains original research. The reconstruction in this entry is based on published research, but the specific form presented here is not found in prior works.

Proto-Japonic

Noun

*ito

  1. thread

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: (ito₁)
    • Japanese: (ito)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *ito
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: (ichū, itū)
      • Kunigami: (hichū)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: (iθo, isho)
      • Old Okinawan: いと (ito) (Omoro Sōshi, 1531)
        • Kunigami: ひちゅー (hichū)
        • Okinawan: いーちゅ (īchu), いーちゅー (īchū)
      • Okinoerabu: (ichu)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: (iθō)
      • Tokunoshima: (ichu)
      • Yoron: (itchū)
    • Southern Ryukyuan: