Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/sima

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 *sima (“island, land”).

Noun

*sima

1. island
2. land
3. community

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan: 시마 (/⁠si.ma⁠/) (Haytong Ceykwukki, 1501)
  • Kikai: 島 (shima)
  • Kunigami: 島 (shimā)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 島 (shima)
  • Okinawan: 島 (shima)
  • Okinoerabu: 島 (shima)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 島 (shima)
  • Tokunoshima: 島 (sïma)
  • Yoron: 島 (shima)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 島 (sïma)
  • Yaeyama: 島 (sïma)
  • Yonaguni: 島 (chima)