Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/wasi

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 *wasi (“eagle”).

Noun

*wasi

1. eagle

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kunigami: 鷲 (washī)
  • Okinawan: 鷲 (washi)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 鷲 (basï)
  • Yaeyama: 鷲 (basï)