Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/koi

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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.

Proto-Japonic

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Noun

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*koi

  1. yellow

Descendants

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  • Old Japanese: (ki2)
    • Japanese: (ki)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *ki
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kunigami: 黄色 (chīrū) (< *ki-ero)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 黄色 (kīiru), 黄さり (kīsari) (< *ki-ero, *ki)
      • Okinawan: 黄色 (chīru) (< *ki-ero)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: 黄色 (kīir) (< *ki-ero)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 黄色 (ksïïru) (< *ki-ero)
      • Yaeyama: (kïï)