Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/mari
Proto-Ryukyuan
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Japonic *mari (“something round; a ball”).
Pronunciation
edit- Tone class: C
Noun
edit*mari
Reconstruction notes
editThe Amami forms have a back vowel in the second syllable. Whether this is derived from this word, or from *maro (“round”), is unclear. There is a homophone *mari (“butt”), which might have been the reason for this irregular sound change in Amami.
Descendants
edit- Northern Ryukyuan:
- Southern Ryukyuan:
Etymology 1
editAccording to Nakasone (1983:513), it is derived from *mari (“to excrete”).
Pronunciation
edit- Tone class: C
Noun
edit*mari
Reconstruction notes
editFound predominant in Amami dialects. Elsewhere, *sirioi or *tube were used.