Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/ori

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 1

From Proto-Japonic *ori (“melon”).

Noun

*ori

  2. melon
Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 瓜 (ui)
    • Kunigami: 瓜 (ui)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 瓜 (uri)
    • Okinawan: 瓜 (ui)
    • Okinoerabu: 瓜 (ui)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 瓜 (wui)
    • ⇒ Tokunoshima: 瓜 (sïbui)
    • Yoron: 瓜 (ui)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 瓜 (ūɿ)
    • Yaeyama: 瓜 (urï)
    • Yonaguni: 瓜 (ui)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Japonic *əru (“to weave”).

Verb

*ori

  2. to weave
Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 織ゆい (uyui)
    • Kunigami: 織ん (un)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 織るり (ururi)
    • Okinawan: 織ゆん (uyun)
    • Okinoerabu: 織ゆん (uyun)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 織ゆむっ (uyum)
    • Tokunoshima: 織るい (urui)
    • Yoron: 織ゆん (uyun)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 織イ゚ (uɿ)
    • Yaeyama: 織るん (urun)
    • Yonaguni: 織るん (urun)
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