Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/pezi

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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 *penti (“elbow”).

Pronunciation

Noun

*pezi

  1. elbow

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 肘, 肱, 臂 (piji)
    • Kunigami: 肘, 肱, 臂 (pijī)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 肘, 肱, 臂 (hiji)
    • Okinawan: 肘, 肱, 臂 (fijigē) (< *pezigai)
    • Okinoerabu: 肘, 肱, 臂 (hiji, hijī)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 肘, 肱, 臂 (hiji)
    • Tokunoshima: 肘, 肱, 臂 (fïji, sïzï)
    • Yoron: 肘, 肱, 臂 (piji)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:

References

  • Thorpe, Maner Lawton (1983) Ryūkyūan Language History‎, Doctoral dissertation. University of Southern California, pages 282-283
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