Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/enu
Proto-Ryukyuan
editReconstruction
editFor the reconstruction of initial *e-, compare *ine (“rice plant”).
Etymology
editFrom Proto-Japonic *enu (“dog”).
Noun
edit*enu
Descendants
edit- Northern Ryukyuan: 亦奴 (inu) (Liúqiú guăn yìyŭ, 1469–1470)
- Southern Ryukyuan: *enu (Bentley, 2008b)