Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/otosi

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 *ətəsu (“to drop”, transitive), ultimately from Proto-Japonic *ətu (“to fall”).

Verb

*otosi

1. to drop something

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kunigami: 落と゚ぅすん (utusun)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 落と゚ぅすり (uθusuri)
  • Okinawan: 落とぅすん (utusun)
  • Yoron: 落とぅしゅん (utushun)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 落とぅしぃ (utusï)
  • Yaeyama: 落たすん (utasun)
  • Yonaguni: 落とぅん (utun)