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Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/moto

This Proto-Ryukyuan entry contains reconstructed words 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 *mətə (“source, origin”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /moto/

Noun

*moto

  1. source
  2. origin

Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 元 (むとぅ, mutu)
    • Kunigami: 元 (むとﾟぅー, mutū)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 元 (むとﾟぅ, muθu)
    • Okinawan: 元 (むとぅ, mutu)
    • Oki-No-Erabu: 元 (むとぅ, mutu)
    • Southern Amami-Oshima: 元 (むとぅ, mutu)
    • Toku-No-Shima: 元 (むとぅ, mutu)
    • Yoron: 元 (むとぅ, mutu)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 元 (むとぅ, mutu)
    • Yaeyama: 元 (むとぅ, mutu)
    • Yonaguni: 元 (むとぅ, mutu)
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