Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/sata

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 Middle Chinese 砂糖 (MC srae dang).

Pronunciation

• Tone class: C

Noun

*sata

1. sugar cane

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan: *sata, *sataa, *saataa
  • Kikai: 砂糖 (satā)
  • Kunigami: 砂糖 (sātā /⁠sàːtâː⁠/)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 砂糖 (saθa)
  • Okinawan: 砂糖 (sātā /⁠sàːtàː⁠/)
  • Okinoerabu: 砂糖 (sata /⁠sàtâ⁠/)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 砂糖 (sta /⁠stàˑ⁠/)
  • Tokunoshima: 砂糖 (satta /⁠sàQtá⁠/)
  • Yoron: 砂糖 (sata /⁠sátá⁠/)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 砂糖 (sātā)
  • Yaeyama: 砂糖 (sattā /⁠sáQtáː⁠/)
  • Yonaguni: 砂糖 (sata /⁠sàtâ⁠/)