Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/tane

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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 *tanay (seed).

Noun

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*tane

  1. seed
  2. penis

Descendants

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  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: (θanï, seed)
    • Kunigami: (thanī, penis)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: (θane, θanï, seed)
    • Okinawan: (tani, seed, penis)
    • Okinoerabu: (θani, θanī, seed)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: (θanï, seed)
    • Tokunoshima: (θanï, seed)
    • Yoron: (tani, seed)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: (tani, seed, penis)
    • Yaeyama: (tani, seed, penis)
    • Yonaguni: (tani, seed, penis)

References

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  • Thorpe, Maner Lawton (1983) Ryūkyūan Language History[1], Doctoral dissertation. University of Southern California, page 325