Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/ki-

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

Noun

*ki-

  1. to put on, to wear

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: 着る (ki-)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *ki-
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 着ゆい (chiyui)
      • Kunigami: 着ゅん (ch'un)
      • Northern Amami Ōshima: 着るり (k'iruri)
      • Okinawan: 着ゆん (chiyun)
      • Okinoerabu: 着ゅん (kyun)
      • Southern Amami Ōshima: 着りゅ (k'iryum)
      • Tokunoshima: 着るい (kirui)
      • Yoron: 着ゅん (kyun)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 着すぃ゚ (kïsï)
      • Yaeyama: 着すん (kïsun)
      • Yonaguni: 着ん (tsun)