Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/wo
Proto-Japonic
editEtymology 1
editPossibly related to *we (“man”) and *wi (“boar”).
Noun
edit*wo
Descendants
edit- Old Japanese: 男 (wo, “man”)
- Japanese: 男 (o) (in compounds)
- Old Japanese: 雄 (wo, “male”)
- Japanese: 雄 (o) (in compounds)
- Proto-Ryukyuan: *wo (“male”)
Etymology 2
editPronunciation
edit- Accent class: 2.1
Noun
edit*wo
Descendants
editEtymology 3
editParticle
edit*wo
Descendants
editReferences
edit- ^ “お[を] 【緒】 ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
- ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN