Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/mono

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 *mənə (“thing”).

Noun

*mono

1. thing
2. food

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 物 (munu)
  • Kunigami: 物 (munū)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 物 (mun)
  • Okinawan: 物 (munu, mun)
  • Okinoerabu: 物 (munu)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 物 (mun)
  • Tokunoshima: 物 (mun)
  • Yoron: 物 (munu)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 物 (munu)
  • Yaeyama: 物 (munu)
  • Yonaguni: 物 (munu)