Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/kinou

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

From Proto-Japonic *kinəpu (“yesterday”).

Noun

*kinou

  1. yesterday

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan: 키리우 (/⁠kʰi.ri.u⁠/) (Haytong Ceykwukki, 1501)
    • Kikai: 昨日 (kinyū)
    • Kunigami: 昨日 (khinū)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 昨日 (kinu)
    • Okinawan: 昨日 (chinū)
    • Okinoerabu: 昨日 (kinyu, kinyū)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 昨日 (kinyu)
    • Tokunoshima: 昨日 (kinu)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
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