Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/minato

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 *minato (“sluice, port”).

Noun

*minato

  1. sluice
  2. port
    Synonym: *tomari

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 港, 湊, 水門 (minatu)
    • Kunigami: 港, 湊, 水門 (nāt'u)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 港, 湊, 水門 (myāto)
    • Okinawan: 港, 湊, 水門 (nnatu)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 港, 湊, 水門 (mïnyāt'o)
    • Yoron: 港, 湊, 水門 (minatu)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
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