Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/namasu

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 *namasu (“namasu, raw dish”).

Noun

*namasu

1. namasu, raw dish

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kunigami: 膾, 鱠 (namāshī)
  • Northern Amami-Oshima: 膾, 鱠 (namasï)
  • Okinawan: 膾, 鱠 (namashi)
  • Southern Amami-Oshima: 膾, 鱠 (namāshi, namas)
  • Yoron: 膾, 鱠 (namashi)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 膾, 鱠 (namasï)
  • Yaeyama: 膾, 鱠 (namasï)