Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/yamato

This Proto-Ryukyuan 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-Ryukyuan

Etymology

From Proto-Japonic *yamatə (“Yamato”).

Proper noun

*yamato

1. Yamato
2. mainland Japan

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan: 야마도 (/ja.ma.to/) (Haytong Ceykwukki, 1501)
  • Kikai: 大和 (yamatu)
  • Kunigami: 大和 (yamatū)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 大和 (yamaθo)
  • Okinawan: 大和 (yamatu)
  • Okinoerabu: 大和 (yamatu)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 大和 (yamatu)
  • Tokunoshima: 大和 (yamatu)
  • Yoron: 大和 (yamatu)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 大和 (yamatu)
  • Yaeyama: 大和 (yamatu)
  • Yonaguni: 大和 (damatu)