Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/moto

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 *mətə (“source, origin”).

Noun

*moto

1. source
2. origin

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 元 (mutu)
  • Kunigami: 元 (mutu, mutū)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 元 (muθu)
  • Okinawan: 元 (mūtu, mutu)
  • Okinoerabu: 元 (mutu)
  • Tokunoshima: 元 (mutu)
  • Yoron: 元 (mutu)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 元 (mutu)
  • Yaeyama: 元 (mutu)
  • Yonaguni: 元 (mutu)