Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/yuri

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 *yurOy (“lily”).

Noun

*yuri

1. lily

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 百合 (yuri)
  • Kunigami: 百合 (yuri)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 百合 (yuri)
  • Okinawan: 百合 (yui)
  • Okinoerabu: 百合 (yuri)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 百合 (yuri, yur)
  • Tokunoshima: 百合 (yui)
  • Yoron: 百合 (yuni)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 百合 (yūz)
  • Yaeyama: 百合 (yun)
  • Yonaguni: 百合 (duyu)