Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/osu

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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Japonic *osu (mortar).

Noun

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*osu

  1. mortar

Descendants

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  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: , (usu)
    • Kunigami: , (ushi, ushī)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: , (usï)
    • Okinawan: , (ūshi)
    • Oki-No-Erabu: , (ushi)
    • Southern Amami-Oshima: , (usï)
    • Toku-No-Shima: , (usï)
    • Yoron: , (ushi)
  • Southern Ryukyuan: