Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/
kunki
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
*kunki
nail
Descendants
Old Japanese:
釘
(
kugi₁
)
Japanese:
釘
(
kugi
)
→
Ainu:
クンギ
(
kungi
)
Proto-Ryukyuan:
*kugi
Northern Ryukyuan:
Kikai:
釘
(
kuni
)
Kunigami:
釘
(
kujī
)
Northern Amami Ōshima:
釘
(
kugi
)
Okinawan:
釘
(
kuji
)
Okinoerabu:
釘
(
kugī, kuji
)
Southern Amami Ōshima:
釘
(
kuk
)
Tokunoshima:
釘
(
kugi
)
Yoron:
釘
(
kugi
)
Southern Ryukyuan:
Miyako:
釘
(
fugzï
)
Yaeyama:
釘
(
fun
)
Yonaguni:
釘
(
fun
)