Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/yo

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

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Cardinal: *yo

From Proto-Japonic *yə (“four”).

Numeral

*yo

1. four

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 四 (yū-)
  • Kunigami: 四 (yū-)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 四 (yū-)
  • Okinawan: 四 (yū-)
  • Okinoerabu: 四 (yū-)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 四 (yū-)
  • Tokunoshima: 四 (yū-)
  • Yoron: 四 (yū-)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 四 (yū-)
  • Yaeyama: 四 (yū-)
  • Yonaguni: 四 (dū-)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Japonic *yo (“night”).

Noun

*yo

1. night

Derived terms

• *yoru

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 夜 (yū)
  • Kunigami: 夜 (yū)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 夜 (yū)
  • Okinawan: 夜 (yū)
  • Okinoerabu: 夜 (yū)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 夜 (yū)
  • Tokunoshima: 夜 (yū)
  • Yoron: 夜 (yū)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 夜 (yū)
  • Yaeyama: 夜 (yū)
  • Yonaguni: 夜 (dū)

Etymology 3

From Proto-Japonic *yə (“world, era”).

Noun

*yo

1. world, era

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 世 (yū)
  • Kunigami: 世 (yū)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 世 (yū)
  • Okinawan: 世 (yū)
  • Okinoerabu: 世 (yū)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 世 (yū)
  • Tokunoshima: 世 (yū)
  • Yoron: 世 (yū)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 世 (yū)
  • Yaeyama: 世 (yū)
  • Yonaguni: 世 (dū)