Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/me

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 *may (“eye”).

Noun

*me

1. eye
2. hole

   Synonym: *ana

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 目 (mī, mïï)
  • Kunigami: 目 (mī)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 目 (mï)
  • Okinawan: 目 (mī)
  • Okinoerabu: 目 (mī)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 目 (mïï)
  • Tokunoshima: 目 (mï, mïï)
  • Yoron: 目 (mī)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 目 (mī)
  • Yaeyama: 目 (mī)
  • Yonaguni: 目 (mī)

References

• Thorpe, Maner Lawton (1983) Ryūkyūan Language History‎^[1], Doctoral dissertation. University of Southern California, page 284