Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/ana

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 *ana (“hole”).

Noun

*ana

1. hole

   Synonym: *me

Descendants

• 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)