Where does “言ん” come from?

言ん (Okinawan) comes from Proto-Ryukyuan *ii, from Proto-Japonic ipu.

言ん (Okinawan): to say, to tell somebody

Definitions

  1. to say, to tell somebody

Ancestry of “言ん”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Ryukyuan*iito say
2Proto-Japonicipu—
Every word from Proto-Japonic ipu →Every word from Proto-Ryukyuan *ii →
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