Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/tuno

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 *tuno (“horn”).

Noun

*tuno

  1. horn

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 角 (tunu)
    • Kunigami: 角 (chinū)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 角 (tsïno)
    • Okinawan: 角 (chinu)
    • Okinoerabu: 角 (chinu)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 角 (tïno)
    • Tokunoshima: 角 (tsïno)
    • Yoron: 角 (chinu)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 角 (tsïnu)
    • Yaeyama: 角 (tsunu)
    • Yonaguni: 角 (nnun)
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