Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/waka

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 *waka (“young”).

Adjective

*waka

1. young

Antonyms

• *puru

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 若さい (wāsai)
  • Kunigami: 若しぇん (wahāshen)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 若さり (wahasari)
  • Okinawan: 若さん (wakasan)
  • Okinoerabu: 若さん (wāsan, wakasan)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 若さむっ (wahāsam)
  • Tokunoshima: 若い (wāi)
  • Yoron: 若さん (wāsan)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 若 (baka)
  • Yaeyama: 若さん (bagasan)
  • Yonaguni: 若ん (bagan)