Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/ya

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 1

Proto-Ryukyuan numbers (edit)
 ←  7 8 9  → 
    Cardinal: *ya

From Proto-Japonic *ya (“eight”).

Numeral

*ya

  2. eight
Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 八 (yā)
    • Kunigami: 八 (yā)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 八 (yā)
    • Okinawan: 八 (yā)
    • Okinoerabu: 八 (yā)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 八 (yā)
    • Tokunoshima: 八 (yā)
    • Yoron: 八 (yā)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 八 (yā)
    • Yaeyama: 八 (yā)
    • Yonaguni: 八 (dā)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Japonic *ya (“house”).

Noun

*ya

  2. house
Derived terms
  • *-ya
Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 屋 (yā)
    • Kunigami: 屋 (yā)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 屋 (yā)
    • Okinawan: 屋 (yā)
    • Okinoerabu: 屋 (yā)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 屋 (yā)
    • Tokunoshima: 屋 (yā)
    • Yoron: 屋 (yā)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 屋 (yā)
    • Yaeyama: 屋 (yā)
    • Yonaguni: 屋 (dā)
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