Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/koy

This Proto-Japonic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /koi̯/

Noun

*koy

yellow

Derived terms

*konkanay (“gold”)

Descendants

Old Japanese: 黄 (ki₂)
- Japanese: 黄 (き, ki)
Ryukyuan: *ki
- Northern Ryukyuan:
  - Kunigami: 黄色 (ちーるー, chīrū)
  - Okinawan: 黄色 (ちーる, chīru)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
  - Miyako: 黄色 (きぃーる, ksïïru)
  - Yaeyama: 黄 (きぃー, kïï)