Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/igoki

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

From Proto-Japonic *unkoku (“to move”).

Noun

*igoki

1. to move

   Synonym: *OyOki

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • >? Kunigami: 動ちゅん (ēchun)
  • Okinawan: 動ちゅん (njuchun)
  • Okinoerabu: 動ちゅん (unchun)
  • >? Tokunoshima: 動きゅい (inkyui)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 動きぃ (uguksï)
  • Yaeyama: 動ん (ugun)