Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/kukOri

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

From Proto-Japonic *kukOru (“to bind”).

Verb

*kukOri

1. to bind

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kunigami: 括－るん (kukūrun)
  • ⇒ Northern Amami Ōshima: 巻っ括り (makkuri) (< *maki-kukori)
  • Okinawan: 括ゆん (kukuyun)
  • Yoron: 括ゆん (kukuyun)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 括ㇲ゙ (ffuz)