Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/wasi

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 *wasi (“eagle”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wasi/

Noun

*wasi

eagle

Descendants

Northern Ryukyuan:
- Kunigami: 鷲 (washī)
- Okinawan: 鷲 (washi)
Southern Ryukyuan:
- Miyako: 鷲 (basï)
- Yaeyama: 鷲 (basï)