Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/yo

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

Noun

*yo

1. night

   Antonym: *pi (“day”)

Derived terms

• *yoru

Descendants

• Old Japanese: 夜 (yo₁)
  • Japanese: 夜 (yo)
• Proto-Ryukyuan: *yo
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 夜 (ゆー, yū)
    • Kunigami: 夜 (ゆー, yū)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 夜 (ゆー, yū)
    • Okinawan: 夜 (ゆー, yū)
    • Oki-No-Erabu: 夜 (ゆー, yū)
    • Southern Amami-Oshima: 夜 (ゆー, yū)
    • Toku-No-Shima: 夜 (ゆー, yū)
    • Yoron: 夜 (ゆー, yū)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 夜 (ゆー, yū)
    • Yaeyama: 夜 (ゆー, yū)
    • Yonaguni: 夜 (どぅー, dū)