Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/uti

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 *utui (inside; now).

Noun

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*uti

  1. inside
    Synonym: *naka

Descendants

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  • Northern Ryukyuan: うち (uchi) (Omoro Sōshi, 1531)
    • Kikai: (uchi)
    • Kunigami: (fuchī)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: (uchi)
    • Okinawan: (uchi)
    • Oki-No-Erabu: (uchi)
    • Southern Amami-Oshima: (uch)
    • Toku-No-Shima: (uchi)
    • Yoron: (uchi)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: (utsï, vtsï)
    • Yaeyama: (utsï)
    • Yonaguni: (uti)