Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/nonk-

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

Verb

*nonk-

1. to escape, to flee

Descendants

• Proto-Japonic: *nonk-ar-ai-
  • Old Japanese: 逃る (NOGAR-)
    • Japanese: 逃れる (nogareru)
• Proto-Japonic: *nonk-as- (transitive)
  • Japanese: 逃す (nogasu)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *nogas-
• Proto-Japonic: *nink-ai- (intransitive)
  • Old Japanese: 逃ぐ (nigu)
    • Japanese: 逃げる (nigeru)
• ⇒ Proto-Ryukyuan: *pe-nige-
• Proto-Japonic: *nink-as- (transitive)
  • Japanese: 逃がす (nigasu)