Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/uti

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 *utui (“inside; now”).

Noun

*uti

1. inside

   Synonym: *naka

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan: 우지 (/⁠u.tʃi⁠/) (Haytong Ceykwukki, 1501)
  • Kikai: 内 (uchi)
  • Kunigami: 内 (fuchī)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 内 (uchi)
  • Okinawan: 内 (uchi)
  • Okinoerabu: 内 (uchi)
  • Tokunoshima: 内 (uchi)
  • Yoron: 内 (uchi)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 内 (utsï, vtsï)
  • Yaeyama: 内 (utsï)
  • Yonaguni: 内 (uti)