< Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan

Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/kutu

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

Adjective

*kutu

  1. painful

Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: くとぅーさい (kutūsai), くつーさい (kutsūsai)
    • Kunigami: くちせん (khuchisen)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: くつぃなさり (kutsïnasari)
    • Okinawan: くちさん (kuchisan)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Yaeyama: くつぃさん (kutsïsan)
    • Yonaguni: くちさん (kuchisan)

Further reading
  • Martin, Samuel E. (1987) The Japanese Language Through Time, New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 832
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