Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/
uk-
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
*uk-
(
infinitive
*uki
)
to
float
Descendants
Old Japanese:
浮
(
uku
)
Japanese:
浮く
(
uku
)
Proto-Ryukyuan:
*uki
Northern Ryukyuan:
Kikai:
浮ちゅい
(
uchui
)
Kunigami:
浮ちゅん
(
fuchun
)
Northern Amami Ōshima:
浮く゚り
(
uxuri
)
Okinawan:
浮ちゅん
(
uchun
)
Yoron:
浮きゅん
(
ukyun
)
Southern Ryukyuan:
⇒
Miyako:
浮かー上がㇲ゙
(
ukāgaz
)
,
浮か上がㇲ゙
(
ukagaz
)
(<
*uki-agari
)
Yaeyama:
浮っけーるん
(
ukkērun
)