Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/ote

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 *ətu (“to fall”).

Verb

*ote

  1. to fall

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 落てぃゆい (utiyui)
    • Kunigami: 落て゚ぃるん (futirun)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 落て゚ぃ゚るり (uθïruri)
    • Okinawan: 落てぃゆん (utiyun)
    • Okinoerabu: 落てぃゆん (utiyun)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 落と゚ぃ゚ーゅむっ (uθïïyum)
    • Tokunoshima: 落て゚ぃ゚り (uθïri)
    • Yoron: 落ちゅん (uchun)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 落ーㇲ゙ (utīz)
    • Yaeyama: 落てぃるん (utirun)
    • Yonaguni: 落てぃるん (utirun)

References

  • Thorpe, Maner Lawton (1983) Ryūkyūan Language History‎[1], Doctoral dissertation. University of Southern California, pages 284-285
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