Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/sik-

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

*sik- (infinitive *siki)

  1. to spread out

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: 敷く (sik-)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *sik-
    • Northern Ryukyuan: しき (shik-) (Omoro Sōshi, 1531)
      • Kunigami: 敷ちゅん (shichun, hichun)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 敷きゅり (shikyuri)
      • Okinawan: 敷ちゅん (shichun)
      • Yoron: 敷きゅん (shikyun)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 敷くぃ゚ (sïksï)
      • Yaeyama: 敷くん (sïkun)
      • Yonaguni: 敷ん (kkun)