Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/mita

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 *mita (“clay, earth”).

Noun

*mita

1. clay, earth

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: みちゃ (micha)
  • Kunigami: みちゃー (michā)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: みちゃ (micha)
  • Okinawan: んちゃ (ncha)
  • Okinoerabu: みちゃ (micha), みちゃー (michā)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: みちゃ (micha)
  • Tokunoshima: いんちゃ (incha)
  • Yoron: みちゃ (micha), にちゃ (nicha)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: みぃた (mta)
  • Yaeyama: んた (nta)
  • Yonaguni: んた (nta)