Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/wonari
Proto-Ryukyuan
editEtymology
editThe initial *wona- has been attributed to Japanese 女子 (onago < wonago, “girl”), while *-ri may be the same as the one in *wekeri (“brother (from a perspective of a sister)”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Noun
edit*wonari
- sister (from a perspective of a brother)
Descendants
edit- Northern Ryukyuan: をなり (wonari) (Omoro Sōshi, 1531)
- Southern Ryukyuan: