Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/tuna

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 *tuna (“rope”).

Noun

*tuna

  1. rope

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 綱 (cuna)
    • Kunigami: 綱 (chinā)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 綱 (tsïna)
    • Okinawan: 綱 (china)
    • Okinoerabu: 綱 (chinā)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 綱 (θïna)
    • Tokunoshima: 綱 (tsïna)
    • Yoron: 綱 (china)
  • Southern Ryukyuan
    • Miyako: 綱 (tsïna)
    • Yaeyama: 綱 (tsïna)
    • Yonaguni: 綱 (nna)
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