Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/tukiyo

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

Alternative reconstructions

  • *tukoyo

Etymology

Compound of *tuki (“moon”) +‎ *yo (“night”).

The alternative reconstruction *tukoyo is limited to Sakishima, while *tukiyo must have been restricted to Okinawa, with a spread to the southern Amami islands such as Yoron and Okinoerabu.

Pronunciation

  • Tone class: C

Noun

*tukiyo

  1. moon
  2. moonlit night

Usage notes

Sense 1 refers primarily to the celestial body of the moon.

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kunigami: 月夜 (shichū, hichū /⁠ɕìtɕǔː, çìtɕǔː⁠/)
    • Okinawan: 月夜 (tsichū /⁠tsìtɕùː⁠/)
    • Okinoerabu: 月夜 (chichu /⁠tɕìtɕû⁠/)
    • Yoron: 月夜 (chikkyū /⁠tɕìkkjúː⁠/)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Yaeyama: 月夜ぬ夜 (tsïkuinuyū /⁠tsɨ̥̀kúínújúː⁠/) (< *tukoye-no-yo)
    • Yonaguni: 月夜 (kkuyu /⁠kˀùjû⁠/) (< *tukoyo)
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