Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/obi

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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

Etymology

From Proto-Japonic *ənpi (obi, sashk, girdle).

Noun

*obi

  1. obi, sash, girdle
  2. hoop

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: (ubi), (ubi, obi)
    • Kunigami: (ubī)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: (ubi)
    • Okinawan: (ubi), (ūbi)
    • Okinoerabu: (ubi), (ubī)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: (ubï)
    • Tokunoshima: (ubi), (obi)
    • Yoron: (ubi)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: (ubzï)
    • Yaeyama: , (ubï)
    • Yonaguni: (ubī)