Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/yoru

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 *yoru (“night”).

Noun

*yoru

  1. night

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan: 이우루 (/⁠i.u.ru⁠/) (Haytong Ceykwukki, 1501)
    • Kikai: 夜 (yuru)
    • Kunigami: 夜 (yurū)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 夜 (yuru)
    • Okinawan: 夜 (yuru)
    • Okinoerabu: 夜 (yuru, yurū)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 夜 (yuru)
    • Tokunoshima: 夜 (yuru)
    • Yoron: 夜 (yuru)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 夜 (yūz)
    • Yaeyama: 夜 (yūrï)
    • Yonaguni: 夜 (duru)
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