< Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan

Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/yoko

This Proto-Ryukyuan entry contains reconstructed words 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 *yəkə (“sideways; crossbar, yoke”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /joko/

Noun

*yoko

  1. sideways
  2. crossbar, yoke

Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kunigami: 横 (ゆく゚ー, yukū)
    • Northern Amami-Oshima: 横 (ゆく, yuku)
    • Okinawan: 横 (ゆく, yuku)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 横 (ゆく, yuku)
    • Yaeyama: 横 (ゆく, yuku)
    • Yonaguni: 横 (どぅぐ, dugu)
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