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Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/
koi
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This
Proto-Japonic
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-Japonic
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Noun
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*koi
yellow
Descendants
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Old Japanese:
黃
(
ki
2
)
Japanese:
黄
(
ki
)
Proto-Ryukyuan:
*ki
Northern Ryukyuan:
⇒
Kunigami:
黄色
(
chīrū
)
(<
*ki-ero
)
Northern Amami-Oshima:
黄色
(
kīiru
)
,
黄さり
(
kīsari
)
(<
*ki-ero
,
*ki
)
⇒
Okinawan:
黄色
(
chīru
)
(<
*ki-ero
)
⇒
Southern Amami-Oshima:
黄色
(
kīir
)
(<
*ki-ero
)
Southern Ryukyuan:
⇒
Miyako:
黄色
(
ksïïru
)
(<
*ki-ero
)
Yaeyama:
黄
(
kïï
)