Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/wo

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Proto-Ryukyuan

Etymology 1

From Proto-Japonic *wo (“accusative marker; away from, off”).

Particle

*wo

  1. accusative marker
  2. away from, off
    Synonym: *kara
Descendants
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Okinawan: ゆ (yu) (archaic, literary)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: う (u), ゆ (yu)
    • Yaeyama: ゆ (yu) (literary)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Japonic *wo (“cord”).

Pronunciation

  • Tone class: A

Noun

*wo

  1. cord

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 緒 (wū, ū, gū)
    • Kunigami: 緒 (wū /⁠wúː⁠/)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 緒 (wū, in compounds)
    • Okinawan: 緒 (wū /⁠wûː⁠/)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 緒 (wu /⁠wùˑ⁠/)
    • Yoron: 緒 (pū /⁠pùː⁠/)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 緒 (bū)
    • Yaeyama: 緒 (bū /⁠bûː⁠/)
    • Yonaguni: 緒 (bū /⁠búː⁠/)
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