Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/miki

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 *mi-ki (“wine”).

Pronunciation

• Tone class: A

Noun

*miki

1. wine

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kunigami: 神酒, 御酒 (michī /⁠mìtɕíː⁠/)
  • Northern Amami-Oshima: 神酒, 御酒 (miki)
  • Yoron: 神酒, 御酒 (miki /⁠mìkì⁠/)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 神酒, 御酒 (nksï)
  • Yaeyama: 神酒, 御酒 (misï /⁠mísɨ̀⁠/)
  • Yonaguni: 神酒, 御酒 (mitti)