Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/
iwo
This Proto-Japonic 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-Japonic
Alternative forms
*uwo
Noun
*iwo
fish
Descendants
Old Japanese:
魚
(
uwo
)
Japanese:
魚
(
uo, io
)
Proto-Ryukyuan:
*io
Northern Ryukyuan:
亦窩
(
io
)
(Liúqiú guăn yìyŭ, 1469–1470)
Kikai:
魚
(
iyu
)
Kunigami:
魚
(
'yū
)
Northern Amami Ōshima:
魚
(
'yu
)
Okinawan:
魚
(
iyu, iu
)
Okinoerabu:
魚
(
'yū
)
Southern Amami Ōshima:
魚
(
'yū
)
Tokunoshima:
魚
(
'yu
)
Yoron:
魚
(
'yū
)
Southern Ryukyuan:
Miyako:
魚
(
zzu
)
Yaeyama:
魚
(
izu
)
Yonaguni:
魚
(
iyu
)
Further reading
“
いう・いゆ【魚】
” in
JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary
, 2019.