Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/mii

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 *nipi (“new”) with assimilation of the nasal. For the sound change, see *miwa (“garden”).

Adjective

*mii

1. new

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 新ーさい (mīsai)
  • Kunigami: 新ーしぇん (mīshen)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 新ーさり (mīsari)
  • Okinawan: 新ーさん (mīsan)
  • Okinoerabu: 新ーさん (mīsan)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 新ーさむっ (mīsam)
  • Tokunoshima: 新ーはい (mīhai)
  • Yoron: 新ーさん (mīsan)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 新 (miz)
  • Yaeyama: 新ーさん (mïïsan)
  • Yonaguni: 新 (mī-)