Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/ki

This Proto-Ryukyuan 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-Ryukyuan

Etymology 1

From Proto-Japonic *koy (“yellow”).

Noun

*ki

2. yellow

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • ⇒ Kunigami: 黄色 (chīrū) (< *ki-ero)
  • Northern Amami Ōshima: 黄色 (kīiru), 黄さり (kīsari) (< *ki-ero, *ki)
  • ⇒ Okinawan: 黄色 (chīru) (< *ki-ero)
  • ⇒ Southern Amami Ōshima: 黄色 (kīir) (< *ki-ero)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • ⇒ Miyako: 黄色 (ksïïru) (< *ki-ero)
  • Yaeyama: 黄 (kïï)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Japonic *ku (“to come”).

Verb

*ki

2. to come

Descendants

• 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)