Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/woi

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 *wopUi (“nephew”).

Noun

*woi

1. nephew

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • ⇒ Kikai: 甥子等 (wīkka, wikka, wuikkwa) (< *woi-kura)
  • ⇒ Kunigami: 姪甥 (mīui) (< *mei-woi)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 甥 (wui)
  • Okinawan: 甥 (wī)
  • ⇒ Okinoerabu: 甥子等 (wuikwa) (< *woi-kura)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 甥 (wui)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • ⇒ Miyako: 姪甥 (myūz) (< *mei-woi)
  • Yaeyama: 甥 (bui)
  • Yonaguni: 甥 (bui)