Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/ita

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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

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Japonic *ita (board, plank).

Noun

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*ita

  1. board, plank
Descendants
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  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: (ita)
    • Kunigami: (hichā)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: (iθa, icha)
    • Okinawan: (ita, icha)
    • Okinoerabu: (ïtcha)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: (iθa)
    • Tokunoshima: (ica)
    • Yoron: (icha)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: (itsa) (possibly from Okinawan)
    • Yaeyama: (ita)
    • Yonaguni: (ita)

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Japonic *ita (painful).

Adjective

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*ita

  1. painful (both physically and mentally)
Descendants
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