Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/suku

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

*suku (infinitive *suki)

1. to like, love

Descendants

• Japanese: 好く (suku), 好き (suki)
• Proto-Ryukyuan: *suki
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kunigami: 好ちゅん (shichun)
    • Okinawan: 好ちゅん (shichun)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 好きぃ (suksï)
    • Yaeyama: 好くん (sïkun)