Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/too

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

Proto-Ryukyuan numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: *too

Etymology 1

From Proto-Japonic *təwə (“ten”).

Numeral

*too

  2. ten

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 十 (θū)
    • Kunigami: 十 (thū)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 十 (θū)
    • Okinawan: 十 (tū)
    • Okinoerabu: 十 (tū)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 十 (tū)
    • Tokunoshima: 十 (tū)
    • Yoron: 十 (tū)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 十 (tū)
    • Yaeyama: 十 (tū)
    • Yonaguni: 十 (tū)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Japonic *təpə (“distant, far; long, remote”).

Adjective

*too

  2. distant, far
  4. long, remote

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 遠さい (θūsai)
    • Kunigami: 遠しぇん (thūshen)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 遠さり (θūsari)
    • Okinawan: 遠さん (tūsan)
    • Okinoerabu: 遠さん (tūsan)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 遠さむっ (tūsam)
    • Tokunoshima: 遠はーい (tōhāi)
    • Yoron: 遠さん (tūsan)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 遠 (tū)
    • Yaeyama: 遠さん (tūsan)
    • Yonaguni: 遠ん (twan)
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