Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/ank-a-

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Proto-Japonic

Verb

*ank-a- (infinitive *ankay)

  1. rise

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: 上ぐ (agu)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *age
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 上ぎゆい (agiyui)
      • Kunigami: 上ぎーるん (agīrun /⁠ʔàgíːɾûŋ⁠/)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 上ぐぃるり (agïruri)
      • Okinawan: 上ぎゆん (agiyun /⁠ʔágíjùŋ⁠/)
      • Okinoerabu: 上ぎゆん (agiyun /⁠ʔàgíjúŋ⁠/)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: 上ぐぃりゅむっ (agïryum)
      • Tokunoshima: 上ぐぃるい (agïrui /⁠ʔàgɨ́ɾúɪ́⁠/)
      • Yoron: 上ぎゅん (agyun /⁠àgjùŋ⁠/)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 上ぎイ゚ (agiɿ)
      • Yaeyama: 上ぎん (agin /⁠ʔágîŋ⁠/), 上ぎるん (agirun /⁠ʔágíɾùŋ⁠/)
      • Yonaguni: 上き゚るん (a'ngirun /⁠àŋíɾúŋ⁠/)