Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/takara

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 *takara (“treasure”).

Noun

*takara

1. treasure

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 宝 (takara)
  • Kunigami: 宝 (thakāra)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 宝 (θaxara)
  • Okinawan: 宝 (takara)
  • Okinoerabu: 宝 (takara)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 宝 (θakāra)
  • Tokunoshima: 宝 (takarā)
  • Yoron: 宝 (takara)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 宝 (takara)
  • Yaeyama: 宝 (takara)
  • Yonaguni: 宝 (tagara)