Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/mətə

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.

Proto-Japonic

Noun

*mətə

1. source
2. origin

Descendants

• Old Japanese: 元 (mo₂to₂)
  • Japanese: 元 (moto)
• Proto-Ryukyuan: *moto
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 元 (mutu)
    • Kunigami: 元 (mutu, mutū)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 元 (muθu)
    • Okinawan: 元 (mūtu, mutu)
    • Oki-No-Erabu: 元 (mutu)
    • Toku-No-Shima: 元 (mutu)
    • Yoron: 元 (mutu)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 元 (mutu)
    • Yaeyama: 元 (mutu)
    • Yonaguni: 元 (mutu)