Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/yak-

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

*yak- (infinitive *yaki, {{{1}}} *yakai)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to burn
2. (transitive) to cook, to grill
3. (intransitive) to be cooked, to be grilled

Descendants

• Old Japanese: 焼 (yaku)
  • Japanese: 焼く (yak-, transitive), 焼ける (yakeru, intransitive)
• Proto-Ryukyuan: *yak- (transitive)
  • Northern Ryukyuan:
    • Kikai: 焼きゅい (yakyui)
    • Kunigami: 焼ちゅん (yachun)
    • Northern Amami Ōshima: 焼く゚り (yaxuri)
    • Okinawan: 焼ちゅん (yachun)
    • Okinoerabu: 焼きゅん (yakyun)
    • Southern Amami Ōshima: 焼きゅむっ (yakyum)
    • Tokunoshima: 焼き (yaki)
    • Yoron: 焼きゅん (yakyun)
  • Southern Ryukyuan:
    • Miyako: 焼きぃ (yaksï)
    • Yaeyama: 焼くん (yakun)
    • Yonaguni: 焼ぐん (dagun)
• Proto-Ryukyuan: *yake- (intransitive)
  • 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)