Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/saya

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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 *saya (“sheath”).

Pronunciation

Noun

*saya

  1. sheath
  2. shell (of pod)

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kunigami: 鞘 (shī)
    • Okinawan: 鞘 (saya)
    • Yoron: 鞘 (shā)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Yonaguni: 鞘 (saya)
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