Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/
kukui
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
Noun
*kukui
stalk
,
stem
Descendants
Old Japanese:
茎
(
kuki
2
, kuku
)
Japanese:
茎
(
kuki, kuku
)
Proto-Ryukyuan:
*kuki
Northern Ryukyuan:
Kikai:
茎
(
guchi
)
Kunigami:
茎
(
guchī
)
Northern Amami Ōshima:
茎
(
xuxi
)
Okinawan:
茎
(
guchi
)
Okinoerabu:
茎
(
kūchī, kūkī
)
Southern Amami Ōshima:
茎
(
xki
)
Tokunoshima:
茎
(
kuki
)
Yoron:
茎
(
kuki
)
Southern Ryukyuan:
Yaeyama:
茎
(
fukï
)