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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.
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Proto-Japonic
Etymology
From ⟨*ki⟩ (unknown? past?) + ⟨*nə⟩ (possessive marker) + ⟨*pu⟩ ("day"). See the Japanese entry 昨日 (kinō) for details.
Noun
*kinəpu
- yesterday
Descendants
- Old Japanese: 昨日 (kino2pu)
- Proto-Ryukyuan: *kinou
- Northern Ryukyuan:
- Kikai: 昨日 (kinyū)
- Kunigami: 昨日 (khinū)
- Northern Amami Ōshima: 昨日 (kinu)
- Okinawan: 昨日 (chinū)
- Okinoerabu: 昨日 (kinyu, kinyū)
- Southern Amami Ōshima: 昨日 (kinyu)
- Tokunoshima: 昨日 (kinu)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
- Miyako: 昨日 (ksïnū)
- Yaeyama: 昨日 (ksïnu)
- Yonaguni: 昨日 (nnu, nnū)