Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/sik-

This Proto-Ryukyuan 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-Ryukyuan

Etymology

From Proto-Japonic *sik- (“to lay out”).

Noun

*sik-

  1. to spread out

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan: しき (shik-) (Omoro Sōshi, 1531)
    • Kunigami: 敷ちゅん (shichun, hichun)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 敷きゅり (shikyuri)
    • Okinawan: 敷ちゅん (shichun)
    • Yoron: 敷きゅん (shikyun)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 敷くぃ゚ (sïksï)
    • Yaeyama: 敷くん (sïkun)
    • Yonaguni: 敷ん (kkun)
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