Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/kup-

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

*kup- (infinitive *kupi)

  1. to bite
  2. to eat

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: 食ふ (kupu)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *kuw-
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 食ゆい (k'ūyui), 食うい (k'ūui)
      • Kunigami: 食るん (k'ūrun)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 食うり (k'uuri)
      • Okinawan: 食ゆん (kūyun)
      • Okinoerabu: 食ゆん (kūyun)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: 食ゆむ゚ (k'ūyum)
      • Tokunoshima: 食るい (kūrui)
      • Yoron: 食ゆん (kūyun)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 食 (ffu)
      • Yaeyama: 食ずん (fuzun)
      • Yonaguni: 食ん (fun, pun)
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