Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/wono

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 *wənə (“axe”).

Noun

*wono

1. axe

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 斧 (ūnu)
  • Kunigami: 斧 (ūnū)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 斧 (un)
  • Okinawan: 斧 (ūn)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 斧 (wun)
  • Yoron: 斧 (ūnu)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 斧 (būna)
  • Yaeyama: 斧 (buinu, būnu)
  • Yonaguni: 斧 (bunu)