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
night
Antonym:
*pi
(
“
day
”
)
Derived terms
*yoru
Descendants
Old Japanese:
夜
(
yo
1
)
Japanese:
夜
(
yo
)
Proto-Ryukyuan:
*yo
Northern Ryukyuan:
Kikai:
夜
(
ゆー, yū
)
Kunigami:
夜
(
ゆー, yū
)
Northern Amami Ōshima:
夜
(
ゆー, yū
)
Okinawan:
夜
(
ゆー, yū
)
Okinoerabu:
夜
(
ゆー, yū
)
Southern Amami Ōshima:
夜
(
ゆー, yū
)
Tokunoshima:
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
)