Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/nonk-

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

*nonk-

to escape, to flee

Descendants

Proto-Japonic: *nonk-ar-ai-
- Old Japanese: 逃る (NOGAR-)
  - Japanese: 逃れる (nogareru)
Proto-Japonic: *nonk-as- (transitive)
- Japanese: 逃す (nogasu)
- Proto-Ryukyuan: *nogas-
Proto-Japonic: *nink-ai- (intransitive)
- Old Japanese: 逃ぐ (nigu)
  - Japanese: 逃げる (nigeru)
⇒ Proto-Ryukyuan: *pe-nige-
Proto-Japonic: *nink-as- (transitive)
- Japanese: 逃がす (nigasu)