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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/woto

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 *wopitə (“husband”).

Noun

*woto

  1. husband

Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 夫 (wutu)
    • Kunigami: 夫 (wutū, wuttū)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 夫 (uθu)
    • Okinawan: 夫 (wutu)
    • Oki-No-Erabu: 夫 (wutu)
    • Southern Amami-Oshima: 夫 (wutu)
    • Toku-No-Shima: 夫 (wutu)
    • Yoron: 夫 (wutu)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 夫 (butu)
    • Yaeyama: 夫 (budu)
    • Yonaguni: 夫 (butu)
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