Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/ya

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 1

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Cardinal: *ya

From Proto-Japonic *ya (“eight”).

Numeral

*ya

2. eight

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 八 (yā)
  • Kunigami: 八 (yā)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 八 (yā)
  • Okinawan: 八 (yā)
  • Okinoerabu: 八 (yā)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 八 (yā)
  • Tokunoshima: 八 (yā)
  • Yoron: 八 (yā)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 八 (yā)
  • Yaeyama: 八 (yā)
  • Yonaguni: 八 (dā)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Japonic *ya (“house”).

Noun

*ya

2. house

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 家, 屋 (yā)
  • Kunigami: 家, 屋 (yā)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 家, 屋 (yā)
  • Okinawan: 家, 屋 (yā)
  • Okinoerabu: 家, 屋 (yā)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 家, 屋 (yā)
  • Tokunoshima: 家, 屋 (yā)
  • Yoron: 家, 屋 (yā)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 家, 屋 (yā)
  • Yaeyama: 家, 屋 (yā)
  • Yonaguni: 家, 屋 (dā)