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Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/kaku

This Proto-Japonic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Verb

*kaku (infinitive *kaki)

  1. to scratch
  2. to write

Descendants
  • Old Japanese: [Term?]
    • Japanese: 書く (かく, kaku, “to write”), 掻く (かく, kaku, “to scratch”)
  • Ryukyuan: *kaku
    • Kunigami: 書ちゅん (はちゅん, hachun)
    • Miyako: 書きぃ (かきぃ, kaksï)
    • Okinawan: 書ちゅん (かちゅん, kachun)
    • Southern Amami-Oshima: 書くん (かくん, kakun)
    • Yaeyama: 書くん (かくん, kakun)
    • Yonaguni: 書ぐん (かぐん, kagun)
    • Yoron: 書ふん (かふん, kafun)
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