Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/atama

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 *atama (“head”).

Noun

*atama

1. head

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Okinawan: 頭 (atama)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 頭 (atama) (Tarama, poetic)