Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/tika

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

Adjective

*tika

  1. close, near, short
    Antonym: *təpə (“far”)

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: 近 (tika)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *tika
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 近さい (chikasai)
      • Kunigami: 近ーしぇん (shichāshen, hichāshen)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 近さり (chikyasari)
      • Okinawan: 近さん (chichasan, chikasan)
      • Okinoerabu: 近さん (chikyasan, chikasan)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: 近さむっ (chikyasam)
      • Tokunoshima: 近ーい (tsïkyāi)
      • Yoron: 近ーさん (kyāsan, chichasan, chikasan)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 近 (tsïka)
      • Yaeyama: 近さん (tsïkasan)
      • Yonaguni: 近ーん (t'ān)
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