Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/wodori

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 *wontəru (“to jump; to move quickly or violently”).

Verb

*wodori

1. to jump
2. to move quickly or violently

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 躍ゆい, 踊ゆい, 跳ゆい (uduyui)
  • Northern Amami-Oshima: 躍るり, 踊るり, 跳るり (wudururi)
  • Okinawan: 躍ゆん, 踊ゆん, 跳ゆん (uduyun)
  • Southern Amami-Oshima: 躍ゆむっ, 踊ゆむっ, 跳ゆむっ (uduyum)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 躍ㇲ゙, 踊ㇲ゙, 跳ㇲ゙ (butuz)
  • Yaeyama: 躍るん, 踊るん, 跳るん (budurun)
  • Yonaguni: 躍るん, 踊るん, 跳るん (budurun)