Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/obi

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 *ənpi (“obi, sashk, girdle”).

Noun

*obi

1. obi, sash, girdle
2. hoop

Derived terms

• *kiki-obi (“obi, sash. girdle”)

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 箍 (ubi), 帯 (ubi, obi)
  • Kunigami: 箍 (ubī)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 帯 (ubi)
  • Okinawan: 箍 (ubi), 帯 (ūbi)
  • Okinoerabu: 箍 (ubi), 帯 (ubī)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 帯 (ubï)
  • Tokunoshima: 箍 (ubi), 帯 (obi)
  • Yoron: 箍 (ubi)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 箍 (ubzï)
  • Yaeyama: 帯, 箍 (ubï)
  • → Yonaguni: 箍 (ubī)