Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/yo

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 1

Proto-Ryukyuan numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: *yo

From Proto-Japonic *yə (“four”).

Numeral

*yo

  1. four

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 四 (yū-)
    • Kunigami: 四 (yū-)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 四 (yū-)
    • Okinawan: 四 (yū-)
    • Okinoerabu: 四 (yū-)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 四 (yū-)
    • Tokunoshima: 四 (yū-)
    • Yoron: 四 (yū-)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 四 (yū-)
    • Yaeyama: 四 (yū-)
    • Yonaguni: 四 (dū-)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Japonic *yo (“night”).

Noun

*yo

  1. night

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 夜 (yū)
    • Kunigami: 夜 (yū)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 夜 (yū)
    • Okinawan: 夜 (yū)
    • Okinoerabu: 夜 (yū)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 夜 (yū)
    • Tokunoshima: 夜 (yū)
    • Yoron: 夜 (yū)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 夜 (yū)
    • Yaeyama: 夜 (yū)
    • Yonaguni: 夜 (dū)

Etymology 3

From Proto-Japonic *yə (“world, era”).

Noun

*yo

  1. world, era

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 世 (yū)
    • Kunigami: 世 (yū)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 世 (yū)
    • Okinawan: 世 (yū)
    • Okinoerabu: 世 (yū)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 世 (yū)
    • Tokunoshima: 世 (yū)
    • Yoron: 世 (yū)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 世 (yū)
    • Yaeyama: 世 (yū)
    • Yonaguni: 世 (dū)
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