Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/yak-

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

*yak- (infinitive *yaki, {{{1}}} *yakai)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to burn
  2. (transitive) to cook, to grill
  3. (intransitive) to be cooked, to be grilled

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: (yaku)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *yak- (transitive)
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 焼きゅい (yakyui)
      • Kunigami: 焼ちゅん (yachun)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 焼くり (yakuri)
      • Okinawan: 焼ちゅん (yachun)
      • Okinoerabu: 焼きゅん (yakyun)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: 焼きゅむっ (yakyum)
      • Tokunoshima: 焼きゅい (yakyui)
      • Yoron: 焼きゅん (yakyun)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 焼きぃ (yaksï)
      • Yaeyama: 焼くん (yakun)
      • Yonaguni: 焼ぐん (dagun)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *yake- (intransitive)
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kunigami: 焼きーるん (yakīrun)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 焼へるり (yeheruri)
      • Okinawan: 焼きゆん (yakiyun)
      • Yoron: 焼きゅん (yakyun)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 焼きーㇲ゙ (yakīz)
      • Yaeyama: 焼きるん (yakirun)
      • Yonaguni: 焼ぎるん (dagirun)