Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/in-

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 *in- (“to go”).

Verb

*in-

1. to go

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan: *in-i-te > *iⁿdʑi
  • Kikai: いじ (iji)
  • Kunigami: いじ (iji)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: いじ (iji)
  • Okinawan: っんじ ('nji)
  • Okinoerabu: いじ (iji)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: いじ (iji)
  • Tokunoshima: いじ (iji)
  • Yoron: いじ (iji)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: んなイ (nnaz) (< *in-ari)