Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/ut-

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 *ut-.

Verb

*ut-

  1. to hit, to strike

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 打ちゅい (uchui)
    • Kunigami: 打ち゚ゅん (ucun)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 打と゚ぅり (uθuri)
    • Okinawan: 打ちゅん (uchun)
    • Okinoerabu: 打っちゅん (utchun)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 打ちゅむっ (uchum)
    • Tokunoshima: 打つぃ (utsi)
    • Yoron: 打ちゅん (uchun)
  • Southern Ryukyuan: