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 edit

Etymology 1 edit

**Proto-Ryukyuan numbers ^(edit)**
← 3	4	5 →
Cardinal: *yo

From Proto-Japonic *yə (“four”).

Numeral edit

*yo

four

Descendants edit

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Northern Ryukyuan:
- Kikai: 四 (yū)
- Kunigami: 四 (yū)
- Northern Amami-Oshima: 四 (yū)
- Okinawan: 四 (yū)
- Oki-No-Erabu: 四 (yū)
- Southern Amami-Oshima: 四 (yū)
- Toku-No-Shima: 四 (yū)
- Yoron: 四 (yū)
Southern Ryukyuan:
- Miyako: 四 (yū)
- Yaeyama: 四 (yū)
- Yonaguni: 四 (dū)

Etymology 2 edit

From Proto-Japonic *yo (“night”).

Noun edit

*yo

night

Derived terms edit

*yoru

Descendants edit

Northern Ryukyuan:
- Kikai: 夜 (yū)
- Kunigami: 夜 (yū)
- Northern Amami-Oshima: 夜 (yū)
- Okinawan: 夜 (yū)
- Oki-No-Erabu: 夜 (yū)
- Southern Amami-Oshima: 夜 (yū)
- Toku-No-Shima: 夜 (yū)
- Yoron: 夜 (yū)
Southern Ryukyuan:
- Miyako: 夜 (yū)
- Yaeyama: 夜 (yū)
- Yonaguni: 夜 (dū)