Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/tuyu

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Japonic *tuyu (dew; moisture).

Noun

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*tuyu

  1. dew

Descendants

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  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: (tuyu)
    • Kunigami: (chiyu, chiyū)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: (tsïyu)
    • Okinawan: (chiyu)
    • Okinoerabu: (chiyu)
    • Tokunoshima: (tsïyu)
    • Yoron: (chū)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: (tsïv)
    • Yaeyama: (tsïyu, chū)
    • Yonaguni: (chiyu)