Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/idomi

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 *intomi (“spring”).

Noun

*idomi

1. spring

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 泉 (ijumi)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 泉 (izumi, ijomi)
  • Okinawan: 泉 (ijun)
  • Okinoerabu: 泉 (ijumi, ijungō)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 泉 (ijumi)
  • Tokunoshima: 泉 (ijun)
  • ⇒ Yoron: 泉 (ijungō)