Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/moro

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 *mərə (“all”).

Noun

*moro

1. all

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 諸 (muru, munu)
  • Kunigami: 諸 (murū)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 諸 (muru)
  • Okinawan: 諸 (muru)
  • Okinoerabu: 諸 (mūru)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 諸 (muru)
  • Tokunoshima: 諸 (muru, mūru)
  • Yoron: 諸 (muru)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • ⇒ Miyako: 諸人 (muztu, muzttu)
  • Yaeyama: 諸 (muru, mūru)
  • Yonaguni: 諸 (mūru, buru, būru)