Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/kutu

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 1

Adjective

*kutu

  1. painful

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: ’くとぅーさい (k'utūsai), ’くつーさい (k'utsūsai)
    • Kunigami: くちせん (khuchisen)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: ’くつぃなさり (k'utsïnasari)
    • Okinawan: くちさん (kuchisan)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Yaeyama: くつぃさん (kutsïsan)
    • Yonaguni: くちさん (kuchisan)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Japonic *kutu (“shoe”).

Pronunciation

  • Tone class: B

Noun

*kutu

  1. shoe
  2. straw sandals
Descendants
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Yaeyama:
      Hateruma: 靴 (fuchi) (tone class BC)
      Ishigaki: 草鞋 (futsï) (tone class BC (LH tone))
      Kabira: 靴 (futsï)
    • Yonaguni: 草鞋 (c'i) (tone class B)

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