Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/yamato

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 *yamatə (“Yamato”).

Proper noun

*yamato

  1. Yamato
  2. mainland Japan

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan: 야마도 (/ja.ma.to/) (Haytong Ceykwukki, 1501)
    • Kikai: 大和 (yamatu)
    • Kunigami: 大和 (yamatū)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 大和 (yamaθo)
    • Okinawan: 大和 (yamatu)
    • Okinoerabu: 大和 (yamatu)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 大和 (yamatu)
    • Tokunoshima: 大和 (yamatu)
    • Yoron: 大和 (yamatu)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.