Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/kuw-a-

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

*kuw-a- (infinitive *kuway)

  1. to kick

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: 蹴う (kuu)
    • Japanese: 蹴る (keru)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *k(y/V)e
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kunigami: 蹴ん (kin)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 蹴るり (xïruri)
      • Okinawan: 蹴ゆん (kiyun)
      • Okinoerabu: 蹴ゆん (hïyun)
      • Tokunoshima: 蹴ゆい (kïyui)
      • Yoron: 蹴ゆん (shiyun)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 蹴ーㇲ゙ (kīz)
      • Yaeyama: 蹴るん (kirun)
      • Yonaguni: 蹴るん (kirun)