Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/tui

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 related to *tur- (“to hang; to fish”). In the Heian period, 釣る (tsuru) had <HH> accent.^[1]

Pronunciation

Accent class: 1.1?/1.2?

Noun

*tui

fishhook

Descendants

Old Japanese: 鉤 (ti)
- Japanese: 鉤 (chi)
Proto-Ryukyuan: *tu (accent class A)
- Northern Ryukyuan:
  - Kunigami: 鉤 (chī /⁠tɕíː⁠/)
  - Okinawan: 鉤 (tsī /⁠tsîː ~ tɕîː⁠/)
  - Okinoerabu: 鉤 (chī /⁠tɕíː⁠/)
  - Yoron: 鉤 (chī /⁠tɕìː⁠/)
- Southern Ryukyuan:
  - Miyako: 鉤 (tsïï)
  - Yaeyama: 鉤 (tsïï /⁠tsɨ̂ː⁠/)
  - Yonaguni: 鉤 (chi)

References

^ “つ・る【釣・吊】 ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

[KDJ2Oturu-1] “つ・る【釣・吊】 ”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

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