Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/yake-

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 *yaku (“to burn; to be cooked, to be grilled”, intransitive).

Verb

*yake-

1. (intransitive) to burn
2. (intransitive) to be cooked, to be grilled

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kunigami: 焼きーるん (yakīrun)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 焼へるり (yeheruri)
  • Okinawan: 焼きゆん (yakiyun)
  • Yoron: 焼きゅん (yakyun)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 焼きーㇲ゙ (yakīz)
  • Yaeyama: 焼きるん (yakirun)
  • Yonaguni: 焼ぎるん (dagirun)