Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/ku

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

*ku (infinitive *ki, irrealis *kə)

1. to come

Descendants

• Old Japanese: 來 (ku)
  • Japanese: 来る (kuru)
• Proto-Ryukyuan: *ki
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 来ーい (shūi)
    • Kunigami: 来ん (sun)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 来り (xuri)
    • Okinawan: 来ーん (chūn)
    • Okinoerabu: 来ん (chun)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 来ゅむっ (kyum)
    • Tokunoshima: 来ゅい (kyui)
    • Yoron: 来ゅん (kyun)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 来 (ksï)
    • Yaeyama: 来ん (kïn)
    • Yonaguni: 来ん (kun)