Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/ao

This Proto-Ryukyuan 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-Ryukyuan

Etymology

From Proto-Japonic *awo (“blue, green”).

Adjective

*ao

  1. blue, green

Noun

*ao

  1. blue, green

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 青 (ō), 青さい (ōsai)
    • Kunigami: 青 (ō), 青しぇん (ōshen)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 青 (ō), 青さり (ōsari)
    • Okinawan: 青 (ō), 青さん (ōsan)
    • Okinoerabu: 青 (ō), 青さん (ōsan)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 青 (ō), 青さむっ (ōsam)
    • Tokunoshima: 青い (aoi)
    • Yoron: 青 (ō), 青さん (ōsan)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 青 (au, ō)
    • Yaeyama: 青 (au), 青さん (ausan)
    • Yonaguni: 青 (au)
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