Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/ori

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.

Proto-Japonic

Etymology

Possibly cognate with Korean 오이 (oi).

Noun

*ori

melon

Descendants

Old Japanese: 瓜 (uri)
- Japanese: 瓜 (uri)
Proto-Ryukyuan: *ori
- Northern Ryukyuan:
  - Kikai: 瓜 (ui)
  - Kunigami: 瓜 (ui)
  - Northern Amami Ōshima: 瓜 (uri)
  - Okinawan: 瓜 (ui)
  - Okinoerabu: 瓜 (ui)
  - Southern Amami Ōshima: 瓜 (wui)
  - ⇒ Tokunoshima: 瓜 (sïbui)
  - Yoron: 瓜 (ui)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
  - Miyako: 瓜 (ūɿ)
  - Yaeyama: 瓜 (urï)
  - Yonaguni: 瓜 (ui)