Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/yəkə

This Proto-Japonic 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-Japonic

Noun

*yəkə

1. sideways

Descendants

• Old Japanese: 横 (yo₂ko₂)
  • Japanese: 横 (yoko)
• Proto-Ryukyuan: *yoko
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 横 (yuku)
    • Kunigami: 横 (yukū)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 横 (yuku)
    • Okinawan: 横 (yuku)
    • Okinoerabu: 横 (yukū)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 横 (yuku)
    • Yoron: 横 (yuku)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 横 (yuku)
    • Yaeyama: 横 (yuku)
    • Yonaguni: 横 (dugu)