Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/mi

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 1

From Proto-Japonic *mi (“three”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mi/

Numeral

**Proto-Ryukyuan cardinal numbers**
< 2	3	4 >
Cardinal : *mi

*mi

three

Descendants

Northern Ryukyuan:
- Kikai: 三 (mī)
- Kunigami: 三 (mī)
- Northern Amami-Oshima: 三 (mī)
- Okinawan: 三 (mī)
- Oki-No-Erabu: 三 (mī)
- Southern Amami-Oshima: 三 (mī)
- Toku-No-Shima: 三 (mī)
- Yoron: 三 (mī)
Southern Ryukyuan:
- Miyako: 三 (mī)
- Yaeyama: 三 (mī)
- Yonaguni: 三 (mī)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Japonic *muy (“body; flesh, meat”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mi/

Noun

*mi

body
flesh, meat

Descendants

Northern Ryukyuan:
- Kikai: 身 (mī)
- Northern Amami-Oshima: 身 (mī)
- Oki-No-Erabu: 身 (mī)
- Southern Amami-Oshima: 身 (mī)
- Toku-No-Shima: 身 (mī)
Southern Ryukyuan:
- Miyako: 身 (m, miz)
- Yaeyama: 身 (mïï)
- Yonaguni: 身 (mī)

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