Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/wosam-a-

This Proto-Japonic 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-Japonic

Verb

*wosam-a- (infinitive *wosamay)

  1. to control

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: , , , (wosamu)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *wosame
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kunigami: 治ーみん, 修ーみん, 納ーみん, 収ーみん (wusāmin)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 治むぃるり, 修むぃるり, 納むぃるり, 収むぃるり (wosamïruri)
      • Okinawan: 治みゆん, 修みゆん, 納みゆん, 収みゆん (wusamiyun)
      • Yoron: 治みゅん, 修みゅん, 納みゅん, 収みゅん (usamyun)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Yaeyama: 治みるん, 修みるん, 納みるん, 収みるん (usamirun)