Where does “牛ぬ乳” come from?

牛ぬ乳 (Okinawan) comes from Okinawan ぬ, from Proto-Ryukyuan no, from Proto-Japonic nə — genitive case marker.

牛ぬ乳 (Okinawan): cow's milk

Definitions

  1. cow's milk

Ancestry of “牛ぬ乳”, step by step

牛ぬ乳 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Okinawan ぬ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Okinawanぬgenitive case marker; nominative case marker
2Proto-Ryukyuannonominative and genitive case marker
3Proto-Japonicnəgenitive case marker

via Okinawan 牛

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Okinawan牛cow, cattle

via Okinawan 乳

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Okinawan乳milk
Every word from Proto-Japonic nə →Every word from Proto-Ryukyuan no →Every word from Okinawan ぬ →