Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/kinəpu

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

Etymology

From ⟨*ki⟩ (unknown? past?) + ⟨*nə⟩ (possessive marker) + ⟨*pu⟩ ("day"). See the Japanese entry 昨日 (kinou) for details.

Noun

*kinəpu

yesterday

Descendants

Old Japanese: 昨日 (kino₂pu)
- Japanese: 昨日 (kinō)
  - Yoron: → 昨日 (kinō)
Proto-Ryukyuan: *kinowu
- Northern Ryukyuan:
  - Kikai: 昨日 (kinyū)
  - Kunigami: 昨日 (khinū)
  - Northern Amami-Oshima: 昨日 (kinu)
  - Okinawan: 昨日 (chinū)
  - Oki-No-Erabu: 昨日 (kinyu, kinyū)
  - Southern Amami-Oshima: 昨日 (kinyu)
  - Toku-No-Shima: 昨日 (kinu)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
  - Miyako: 昨日 (ksïnū)
  - Yaeyama: 昨日 (ksïnu)
  - Yonaguni: 昨日 (nnu, nnū)