Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/yone

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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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Japonic *yənay (grain (of rice)).

Noun

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*yone

  1. grain (of rice)
  2. sand
    Synonym: *suna

Descendants

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  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: (yuni, yunï)
    • Okinawan: (yuni, yuna)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: (yuni)
    • Yaeyama: (yūni)
    • Yonaguni: (duni, ground raised from rice paddies, etc.)

References

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  • Thorpe, Maner Lawton (1983) Ryūkyūan Language History[1], Doctoral dissertation. University of Southern California, page 324