Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/yoda

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

  • *yeda (apophonic)

Etymology

From Proto-Japonic *yəynta (“branch”).

Noun

*yoda

  1. branch

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 枝 (yuda)
    • Kunigami: 枝 (yudā)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 枝 (yoda, yuda)
    • Okinawan: 枝 (yuda, yida)
    • Okinoerabu: 枝 (yedā)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 枝 (yeda)
    • Tokunoshima: 枝 (yuda, yeda, yida)
    • Yoron: 枝 (yuda)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 枝 (yuda)
    • Yaeyama: 枝 (yuda)
    • Yonaguni: 枝 (duda)
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