Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/tomari

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

Ultimately derived from *tomar- (“to stop”), akin to Old Japanese 泊り (to₂mari, “harbor”).

Pronunciation

• Tone class: unknown

Noun

*tomari

1. lodge
2. harbor

   Synonym: *minato

3. sea

   Synonym: *omi (more common)

Usage notes

The meaning "sea" is confined to Yaeyama.

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Amami:
    • Amami Ōshima:
      • Northern Amami Ōshima:
        • Yamatohama: とまり (tomari)
  • Old Okinawan: とまり (tomari) (Omoro Sōshi, 1531)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako:
    • Hirara: とぅまい゚ (tumaz), とぅまーい゚ (tumāz)
  • Yaeyama:
    • Ishigaki: とぅもーるぃ゚ (tumōrï)