Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/
anki
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
Pronunciation
Accent class: 2.2a
Noun
*anki
jaw
Descendants
Old Japanese:
あぎ
(
agi₁
)
Japanese:
あぎ
(
agi
,
Western dialects
)
⇒
?
Japanese:
顎
(
ago
)
Proto-Ryukyuan:
*agi
(
“
upper jaw; gills
”
)
Northern Ryukyuan:
Kunigami:
鰓
(
ajī
/ʔàdʑíː/
)
Northern Amami Ōshima:
鰓
(
agi
)
Okinawan:
鰓
(
aji
/ʔádʑì/
)
Yoron:
鰓
,
口蓋
(
agi
/àgì/
)
Southern Ryukyuan:
Miyako:
口蓋
(
agzï
)
Yaeyama:
口蓋
(
ai
/ʔáì/
)
Yonaguni:
鰓
(
adi
)
,
鰓骨
(
adibuni
/àdíbúní/
)