Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/uwo
Proto-Japonic
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editPossibly sound-symbolic.
The *u ~ *i alteration is common in various words, but no explanation is given for why this phenomenon exists.
Noun
edit*uwo
Descendants
editFurther reading
edit- “いう・いゆ【魚】” in JLect - Japonic Languages and Dialects Database Dictionary, 2019.