Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/wonari

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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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The initial *wona- has been attributed to Japanese 女子 (onago < wonago, girl), while *-ri may be the same as the one in *wekeri (brother (from a perspective of a sister)). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Noun

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*wonari

  1. sister (from a perspective of a brother)

Descendants

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