Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/yamato

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Japonic *yamatə (Yamato).

Proper noun[edit]

*yamato

  1. Yamato

Descendants[edit]

  • Northern Ryukyuan: 야마도 (/ja.ma.to/) (Haytong Ceykwukki, 1501)
    • Kikai: 大和 (yamatu)
    • Kunigami: 大和 (yamatū)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 大和 (yamaθo)
    • Okinawan: 大和 (yamatu)
    • Oki-No-Erabu: 大和 (yamatu)
    • Southern Amami-Oshima: 大和 (yamatu)
    • Toku-No-Shima: 大和 (yamatu)
    • Yoron: 大和 (yamatu)
  • Southern Ryukyuan: