Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/muna

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 *muna (“empty”).

Adjective

*muna

1. empty

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 空 (muna)
  • Kunigami: 空 (nā)
  • Northern Amami-Oshima: 空 (mona)
  • Okinawan: 空 (nna)
  • Yoron: 空 (nā)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 空 (mna)
  • Yaeyama: 空 (nna)