Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/yəy

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

Adjective

*yəy

1. good

Descendants

• Old Japanese: 良し (yo₂si, yesi)
  • Japanese: 良い (yoi, ii)
• Proto-Ryukyuan: *ye-
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 良 (yī-)
    • Kunigami: 良 (hī-)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 良 (yī-)
    • Okinawan: 良 (yī-)
    • Southern Amami-Oshima: 良 (yī-)
    • Yoron: 良 (yi-)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Yaeyama: 良 (ī-)
    • Yonaguni: 良 (ī, hī-)