Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/bakaw-

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

Cognate with Kyūshū Japanese ばかう (“to fight to forcefully take away something”). Probably related to Proto-Japonic *kap- (“to buy”).

Verb

*bakaw-

  1. to snatch; to forcefully take away

Descendants

  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kunigami: ぼーるん (bōrun)
    • Okinawan: ぼーゆん (bōyun)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: ばこー (bakō)
    • Yaeyama: ばごーん (bagōn), ばがうん (bagaun)
    • Yonaguni: ばぐん (bagun)
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