Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/tukur-

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

Etymology

Possibly from an older meaning "to fabricate, lie", based on Hachijo 作い事 (つくいごっ, tsukuigo', “fabrication, lie”), which implies *tukorikətə.

Verb

*tukur-

1. to make

Descendants

• Old Japanese:
  • Japanese: 作る (つくる, tsukuru)
• Proto-Ryukyuan: *tukoru
  • Kunigami: 作ーるん (しこ゚ーるん, shikoorun)
  • Miyako: 作ーㇲ゙ (つぃふーㇲ゙, tsïfuuz)
  • Okinawan: 作ゆん (ちゅくゆん, chukuyun)
  • Yaeyama: 作ゆん (つぃくるん, tsïkurun)