Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/yak-

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 *yaku (“to burn; to cook, to grill”).

Verb

*yak-

  1. (transitive) to burn
  2. (transitive) to cook, to grill

Descendants

  • 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)

References

  • Thorpe, Maner Lawton (1983) Ryūkyūan Language History‎[1], Doctoral dissertation. University of Southern California, page 270
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