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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/asa

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Japonic *asa (morning).

Noun

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*asa

  1. morning
    Synonym: *sutomete

Descendants

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Now used as an affix in the modern descendants.

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: (asa)
    • Kunigami: (hasā)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: (asa)
    • Okinawan: (asa)
    • Okinoerabu: (asa)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: (asa)
    • Tokunoshima: (asa)
    • Yoron: (asa)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: (asa)
    • Yaeyama: (asa)
    • Yonaguni: (asa)

References

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