Yezo

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English

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Etymology

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From Japanese 蝦夷 (Ezo).

The initial y- (also found in Yedo, Yemishi, etc.) resulted from the merging between (e) and 𛀁 (ye) into the latter in the 10th century CE.[1][2][3]

Proper noun

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Yezo

  1. Dated spelling of Ezo.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kondō, et al. (2005). Nihongo no Rekishi. Hōsō Daigaku Kyōiku Shinkōkai. p. 67-71
  2. ^ Yamaguchi et al. (1997). Nihongo no Rekishi. Tōkyō Daigaku Shuppankai. p. 43-45
  3. ^ Frellesvig, Bjarke (1995). A Case Study in Diachronic Phonology: The Japanese Onbin Sound Changes. Aarhus University Press. p. 73

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