Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/kane

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 *kanay (“metal”).

Noun

*kane

1. metal

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 金, 鉄, 銀, 銅 (hanï)
  • Kunigami: 金, 鉄, 銀, 銅 (hanī)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 金, 鉄, 銀, 銅 (xanï)
  • Okinawan: 金, 鉄, 銀, 銅 (kani)
  • Okinoerabu: 金, 鉄, 銀, 銅 (hani)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 金, 鉄, 銀, 銅 (kanï)
  • Tokunoshima: 金, 鉄, 銀, 銅 (kanï)
  • Yoron: 金, 鉄, 銀, 銅 (hani)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 金, 鉄, 銀, 銅 (kani)
  • Yaeyama: 金, 鉄, 銀, 銅 (kani)
  • Yonaguni: 金, 鉄, 銀, 銅 (kanin)