Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/yake-

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 be cooked, to be grilled”, intransitive).

Verb

*yake-

  1. (intransitive) to burn
  2. (intransitive) to be cooked, to be grilled

Descendants

  • 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)
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