Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/saya

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 *saya (“sheath”).

Pronunciation

• Tone class: B

Noun

*saya

1. sheath
2. shell (of pod)

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kunigami: 鞘 (shī)
  • Okinawan: 鞘 (saya)
  • Yoron: 鞘 (shā)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Yonaguni: 鞘 (saya)