Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/ori

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 1

From Proto-Japonic *ori (“melon”).

Noun

*ori

2. melon

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 瓜 (ui)
  • Kunigami: 瓜 (ui)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 瓜 (uri)
  • Okinawan: 瓜 (ui)
  • Okinoerabu: 瓜 (ui)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 瓜 (wui)
  • ⇒ Tokunoshima: 瓜 (sïbui)
  • Yoron: 瓜 (ui)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 瓜 (ūɿ)
  • Yaeyama: 瓜 (urï)
  • Yonaguni: 瓜 (ui)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Japonic *əru (“to weave”).

Verb

*ori

2. to weave

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 織ゆい (uyui)
  • Kunigami: 織ん (un)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 織るり (ururi)
  • Okinawan: 織ゆん (uyun)
  • Okinoerabu: 織ゆん (uyun)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 織ゆむっ (uyum)
  • Tokunoshima: 織るい (urui)
  • Yoron: 織ゆん (uyun)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 織イ゚ (uɿ)
  • Yaeyama: 織るん (urun)
  • Yonaguni: 織るん (urun)