Yezo

English

Etymology

The initial y- (also found in Yedo, Yemishi, etc.) resulted from the merging between え (e) and 𛀁 (ye) into the latter in the 10th century CE.[1][2][3]

Proper noun

Yezo

Dated spelling of Ezo.

References

Kondō, et al. (2005). Nihongo no Rekishi. Hōsō Daigaku Kyōiku Shinkōkai. p. 67-71
Yamaguchi et al. (1997). Nihongo no Rekishi. Tōkyō Daigaku Shuppankai. p. 43-45
Frellesvig, Bjarke (1995). A Case Study in Diachronic Phonology: The Japanese Onbin Sound Changes. Aarhus University Press. p. 73

Anagrams

Zoey, oyez

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[1] Kondō, et al. (2005). Nihongo no Rekishi. Hōsō Daigaku Kyōiku Shinkōkai. p. 67-71

[2] Yamaguchi et al. (1997). Nihongo no Rekishi. Tōkyō Daigaku Shuppankai. p. 43-45

[3] Frellesvig, Bjarke (1995). A Case Study in Diachronic Phonology: The Japanese Onbin Sound Changes. Aarhus University Press. p. 73