Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/sunkOi

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

Reconstruction

This word ends with an uncertain diphthong, either -ui or -oi.

Noun

*sunkOi

  1. Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: 杉 (sugi2)
    • Japanese: 杉 (sugi)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *sugi
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 杉 (sugi)
      • ⇒ Kunigami: 杉木 (shijīki)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 杉 (sïgi, sïgï)
      • Okinawan: 杉 (shiji)
      • Okinoerabu: 杉 (shigi)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: 杉 (sïgï)
      • Tokunoshima: 杉 (sïïgï)
      • Yoron: 杉 (shigi)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 杉 (sïgi)
      • Yaeyama: 杉 (sïgï)
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