Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/yOnkam-

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

*yOnkam- (infinitive *yOnkami)

  1. to bend

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: 歪む (yugamu)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *yOgami
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 歪みゅい (yugamyui), 歪むい (yugamui), 歪にゅい (yuganyui, yuwanyui)
      • Kunigami: 歪ーみん (yugāmin)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 歪むり (yogamuri)
      • Okinawan: 歪むん (yugamun)
      • Yoron: 歪みゅん (yugamyun)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 歪むっ (yugam)