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

    Proto-Ryukyuan numbers (edit)
     ←  3 4 5  → 
        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
      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)
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