Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/yoru

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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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Etymology

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From *yo. Compare Proto-Japonic *piru (day, daytime) from *pi (day).

Noun

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*yoru

  1. night
    Antonym: *piru (daytime)

Descendants

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  • Old Japanese: (yo1ru)
    • Japanese: (yoru)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *yoru
    • Northern Ryukyuan: 이우루 (/⁠i.u.ru⁠/) (Haytong Ceykwukki, 1501)
      • Kikai: (yuru)
      • Kunigami: (yurū)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: (yuru)
      • Okinawan: (yuru)
      • Okinoerabu: (yuru, yurū)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: (yuru)
      • Tokunoshima: (yuru)
      • Yoron: (yuru)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: (yūz)
      • Yaeyama: (yūrï)
      • Yonaguni: (duru)