Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/watari

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 *wataru (to go across).

Verb

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*watari

  1. to go across

Descendants

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  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kunigami: 渡-るん (watārun)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 渡るり (waθaruri)
    • Okinawan: 渡ゆん (watayun)
    • Oki-No-Erabu: 渡ゆん (waθayun)
    • Toku-No-Shima: 渡るい (waθarui)
    • Yoron: 渡ゆん (watayun)
  • Southern Ryukyuan: