Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/yoko

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 *yəkə (“sideways”).

Noun

*yoko

  1. sideways

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 横 (yuku)
    • Kunigami: 横 (yukū)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 横 (yuku)
    • Okinawan: 横 (yuku)
    • Okinoerabu: 横 (yukū)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 横 (yuku)
    • Yoron: 横 (yuku)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 横 (yuku)
    • Yaeyama: 横 (yuku)
    • Yonaguni: 横 (dugu)
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