Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/sanki

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

Pronunciation

• Accent class: 2.1

Noun

*sanki

1. heron

Descendants

• Old Japanese: 鷺 (sagi₁)
  • Japanese: 鷺 (sagi)
• Proto-Ryukyuan: *sagi
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kunigami: 鷺 (sājai)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 鷺 (sagi)
    • Okinawan: 鷺 (sāji, sājā)
    • Tokunoshima: 鷺 (sāgya)
    • Yoron: 鷺 (shāgi)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Yaeyama: 鷺 (sāngï)