Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/untay

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

Etymology

Probably related to *tay (“hand”), but then the meaning of the first part cannot be recovered from attested evidence.

Noun

*untay

1. (anatomy) arm

Descendants

• Old Japanese: 腕 (ude)
  • Japanese: 腕 (ude)
• Proto-Ryukyuan: *ude
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 腕 (udi, udï)
    • Kunigami: 腕 (udī)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 腕 (udï)
    • Okinawan: 腕 (udi)
    • Oki-No-Erabu: 腕 (udi, udī)
    • Southern Amami-Oshima: 腕 (udï)
    • Toku-No-Shima: 腕 (udi, udï)
    • Yoron: 腕 (udi)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 腕 (udi)
    • Yaeyama: 腕 (udi)
    • Yonaguni: 腕 (udi)