Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/wo

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 1

From Proto-Japonic *wo (“accusative marker; away from, off”).

Particle

*wo

1. accusative marker
2. away from, off

   Synonym: *kara

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Okinawan: ゆ (yu) (archaic, literary)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: う (u), ゆ (yu)
  • Yaeyama: ゆ (yu) (literary)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Japonic *wo (“cord”).

Pronunciation

• Tone class: A

Noun

*wo

1. cord

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 緒 (wū, ū, gū)
  • Kunigami: 緒 (wū /⁠wúː⁠/)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 緒 (wū, in compounds)
  • Okinawan: 緒 (wū /⁠wûː⁠/)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 緒 (wu /⁠wùˑ⁠/)
  • Yoron: 緒 (pū /⁠pùː⁠/)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 緒 (bū)
  • Yaeyama: 緒 (bū /⁠bûː⁠/)
  • Yonaguni: 緒 (bū /⁠búː⁠/)