Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/moto

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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

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From Proto-Japonic *mətə (source, origin).

Noun

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*moto

  1. source
  2. origin

Descendants

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  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: (mutu)
    • Kunigami: (mutu, mutū)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: (muθu)
    • Okinawan: (mūtu, mutu)
    • Okinoerabu: (mutu)
    • Tokunoshima: (mutu)
    • Yoron: (mutu)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: (mutu)
    • Yaeyama: (mutu)
    • Yonaguni: (mutu)