Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/enu
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Proto-Ryukyuan[edit]
Reconstruction[edit]
For the reconstruction of initial *e-, compare *ine (“rice plant”).
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Japonic *enu (“dog”).
Noun[edit]
*enu
Descendants[edit]
- Northern Ryukyuan: 亦奴 (inu) (Liúqiú guăn yìyŭ, 1469–1470)
- Southern Ryukyuan: *enu (Bentley, 2008b)