Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/miki

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 *mi-ki (“wine”).

Pronunciation

Tone class: A

Noun

*miki

wine

Descendants

Northern Ryukyuan:
- Kunigami: 神酒, 御酒 (michī /⁠mìtɕíː⁠/)
- Northern Amami-Oshima: 神酒, 御酒 (miki)
- Yoron: 神酒, 御酒 (miki /⁠mìkì⁠/)
Southern Ryukyuan:
- Miyako: 神酒, 御酒 (nksï)
- Yaeyama: 神酒, 御酒 (misï /⁠mísɨ̀⁠/)
- Yonaguni: 神酒, 御酒 (mitti)

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