Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/wosamu

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

Verb

*wosamu (infinitive *wosamay)

1. to control

Descendants

• Old Japanese: 治, 修, 納, 収 (wosamu)
  • Japanese: 治める, 修める, 納める, 収める (osameru)
• Proto-Ryukyuan: *wosame
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kunigami: 治ーみん, 修ーみん, 納ーみん, 収ーみん (wusāmin)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 治むぃるり, 修むぃるり, 納むぃるり, 収むぃるり (wosamïruri)
    • Okinawan: 治みゆん, 修みゆん, 納みゆん, 収みゆん (wusamiyun)
    • Yoron: 治みゅん, 修みゅん, 納みゅん, 収みゅん (usamyun)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Yaeyama: 治みるん, 修みるん, 納みるん, 収みるん (usamirun)