Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/ikari
Proto-Ryukyuan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Japonic *ikari (“anchor”).
Noun edit
*ikari
Reconstruction notes edit
The Yonaguni term for "anchor" is アンカ (anka), from Japanese アンカー (ankā) and ultimately from English anchor, also appearing in Ishigaki Yaeyama アンカー (ankā). Miyako lost its reflex of *ikari for some reason.
Descendants edit
- Northern Ryukyuan:
- Southern Ryukyuan: