Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/ana

This Proto-Japonic 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.

This Proto-Japonic entry contains original research. The reconstruction in this entry is based on published research, but the specific form presented here is not found in prior works.

Proto-Japonic

Noun

*ana

1. hole

   Synonym: *may

Descendants

• Old Japanese: 穴 (ana)
  • Japanese: 穴 (ana)
• Proto-Ryukyuan: *ana
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 穴 (ana)
    • Kunigami: 穴 (anā)
    • Okinawan: 穴 (ana)
    • Yoron: 穴 (ana)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 穴 (ana)
    • Yaeyama: 穴 (āna)
    • ⇒ Yonaguni: 穴 (ananpu)