Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/ye-

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 *yəy (“good”).

Prefix

*ye-

1. good

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kikai: 良 (yī-)
  • Kunigami: 良 (hī-)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 良 (yī-)
  • Okinawan: 良 (yī-)
  • Southern Amami Ōshima: 良 (yī-)
  • Yoron: 良 (yi-)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Yaeyama: 良 (ī-)
  • Yonaguni: 良 (ī, hī-)