Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/ikari
Appearance
Proto-Ryukyuan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Japonic *ikari (“anchor”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Tone class: A
Noun
[edit]*ikari
Reconstruction notes
[edit]The Yonaguni term for "anchor" is アンカ (anka), from Japanese アンカー (ankā) and ultimately from English anchor, also appearing in Ishigaki Yaeyama アンカー (ankā). Miyako (except for Ikema) lost its reflex of *ikari for some reason, probably due to borrowings from English. The Kunigami (Nakijin-Yonamine) form is irregular; †hichai or similar would have been expected, and thus, it might be a loanword.
Descendants
[edit]- Northern Ryukyuan:
- Southern Ryukyuan: