Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/mara

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 *mara (“penis”).

Noun

*mara

1. penis

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 魔羅, 摩羅 (mara)
  • Kunigami: 魔羅, 摩羅 (marā)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 魔羅, 摩羅 (mara)
  • Okinawan: 魔羅, 摩羅 (mara)
  • Okinoerabu: 魔羅, 摩羅 (mara)
  • Tokunoshima: 魔羅, 摩羅 (mara)
  • Yoron: 魔羅, 摩羅 (mara)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 魔羅, 摩羅 (mara)
  • Yaeyama: 魔羅, 摩羅 (mara)
  • Yonaguni: 魔羅, 摩羅 (mara)