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Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/uwo

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

Alternative forms
  • *iwo

Etymology

Possibly sound-symbolic.

The *u ~ *i alteration is common in various words, but no explanation is given for why this phenomenon exists.

Noun

*uwo

  1. fish

Descendants
  • Old Japanese: 魚 (uwo)
    • Japanese: 魚 (uo, io)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *iwo (< *iwo), *iyO
    • Northern Ryukyuan: 亦窩 (io) (Liúqiú guăn yìyŭ, 1469–1470)
      • Kikai: 魚 (iyu)
      • Kunigami: 魚 ('yū)
      • Northern Amami-Oshima: 魚 ('yu)
      • Okinawan: 魚 (iyu, iu)
      • Oki-No-Erabu: 魚 ('yū)
      • Southern Amami-Oshima: 魚 ('yū)
      • Toku-No-Shima: 魚 ('yu)
      • Yoron: 魚 ('yū)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 魚 (zzu)
      • Yaeyama: 魚 (izu)
      • Yonaguni: 魚 (iyu)

Further reading
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