Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/posi

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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 *pəsi (star, planet).

Noun

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*posi[1]

  1. star, planet
Descendants
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  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: (pushi, fushi)
    • Kunigami: (phushī)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: (fushi)
    • Okinawan: (fushi)
    • Okinoerabu: (fushi, fushī)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: (fushi, fush)
    • Tokunoshima: (fusï)
    • Yoron: (pushi)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: (pusï)
    • Yaeyama: (pusï)
    • Yonaguni: (fuchi)

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Japonic *pəsi (wanted, desired).

Adjective

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*posi

  1. wanted, desired
Descendants
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References

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  1. ^ Thorpe, Maner Lawton (1983) Ryūkyūan Language History[1], Doctoral dissertation. University of Southern California, pages 334-335