Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/minato

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 *minato (“sluice, port”).

Noun

*minato

1. sluice
2. port

   Synonym: *tomari

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 港, 湊, 水門 (minatu)
  • Kunigami: 港, 湊, 水門 (nātu)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 港, 湊, 水門 (myāθo)
  • Okinawan: 港, 湊, 水門 (nnatu)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 港, 湊, 水門 (mïnyāto)
  • Yoron: 港, 湊, 水門 (minatu)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 港, 湊, 水門 (mnatu)
  • Yaeyama: 港, 湊, 水門 (minatu)
  • Yonaguni: 港, 湊, 水門 (nnatu)