Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/oyobe
Proto-Ryukyuan
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Japonic *oyonpE (“finger”).
Noun
edit*oyobe
Reconstruction notes
editLikely loanwords from Japanese 指 (yubi) include Kikai 指 (yubi), Okinoerabu 指 (yubi), and Southern Amami Ōshima 指 (yubi, Koniya dialect).
Descendants
edit- Northern Ryukyuan: *Oyebe, *eyebe
- Southern Ryukyuan: