Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/ato

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 *ato (“footprint”).

Noun

*ato

1. footprint

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 跡 (aθu)
  • Kunigami: 跡 (athū)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 跡 (aθo)
  • Okinawan: 跡 (atu)
  • Okinoerabu: 跡 (atu)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 跡 (ato)
  • Tokunoshima: 跡 (atu)
  • Yoron: 跡 (atu)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 跡 (atu)
  • Yaeyama: 跡 (atu)
  • Yonaguni: 跡 (atu)