Reconstruction:Proto-Ryukyuan/suki

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 *suku (“to like, love”).

Verb

*suki

1. to like, love

Descendants

• Northern Ryukyuan:
  • Kunigami: 好ちゅん (shichun)
  • Okinawan: 好ちゅん (shichun)
• Southern Ryukyuan:
  • Miyako: 好きぃ (suksï)
  • Yaeyama: 好くん (sïkun)