Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/iso

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

Borrowed from Early Middle Japanese 磯 (iso, “rocky shore”), as the Ryukyuan terms would not palatalize if it was a genuine Proto-Japonic word.

Pronunciation

• Tone class: X

Noun

*iso

1. rocky shore

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Northern Amami-Oshima: 磯 (isho)
  • Southern Amami-Oshima: 磯 (isho /⁠ʔìɕôˑ⁠/)
  • ⇒ Yoron: 磯端 (ishubata /⁠ʔìɕùbàtà⁠/) (< *iso-bata)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 磯 (isu)
  • Yaeyama: 磯 (ishu /⁠ʔíɕú⁠/)
  • Yonaguni: 磯 (isu)