Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/k-

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

Verb

*k- (infinitive *ki, irrealis *kə)

  1. to come

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: (ku)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *ki
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 来ーい (shūi)
      • Kunigami: 来ん (sun)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 来り (xuri)
      • Okinawan: 来ーん (chūn)
      • Okinoerabu: 来ん (chun)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: 来ゅむっ (kyum)
      • Tokunoshima: 来ゅい (kyui)
      • Yoron: 来ゅん (kyun)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: (ksï)
      • Yaeyama: 来ん (kïn)
      • Yonaguni: 来ん (kun)