Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/wontəru

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

Verb

*wontəru

1. to jump
2. to move quickly or violently

Descendants

• Old Japanese: 躍, 踊, 跳 (wodo₂ru)
  • Japanese: 躍る, 踊る, 跳る (odoru, “to dance”)
• Proto-Ryukyuan: *wodori
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 躍ゆい, 踊ゆい, 跳ゆい (uduyui)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 躍るり, 踊るり, 跳るり (wudururi)
    • Okinawan: 躍ゆん, 踊ゆん, 跳ゆん (uduyun)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 躍ゆむっ, 踊ゆむっ, 跳ゆむっ (uduyum)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 躍ㇲ゙, 踊ㇲ゙, 跳ㇲ゙ (butuz)
    • Yaeyama: 躍るん, 踊るん, 跳るん (budurun)
    • Yonaguni: 躍るん, 踊るん, 跳るん (budurun)