Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/ori

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

Etymology

Possibly cognate with Korean 오이 (oi).

Noun

*ori

1. melon

Descendants

• Old Japanese: 瓜 (uri)
  • Japanese: 瓜 (uri)
• Proto-Ryukyuan: *ori
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 瓜 (ui)
    • Kunigami: 瓜 (ui)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 瓜 (ui)
    • Okinawan: 瓜 (ui)
    • Oki-No-Erabu: 瓜 (ui)
    • ⇒ Toku-No-Shima: 瓜 (sïbui)
    • Yoron: 瓜 (ui)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 瓜 (ūɿ)
    • Yaeyama: 瓜 (urï)
    • Yonaguni: 瓜 (ui)