Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/tui

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 This Proto-Japonic 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-Japonic

Etymology

Possibly related to *tur- (“to hang; to fish”). In the Heian period, 釣る (tsuru) had <HH> accent.[1]

Pronunciation

  • Accent class: 1.1?/1.2?

Noun

*tui

  1. fishhook

Descendants

  • Old Japanese: 鉤 (ti)
    • Japanese: 鉤 (chi)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *tu (accent class A)
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kunigami: 鉤 (chī /⁠tɕíː⁠/)
      • Okinawan: 鉤 (tsī /⁠tsîː ~ tɕîː⁠/)
      • Okinoerabu: 鉤 (chī /⁠tɕíː⁠/)
      • Yoron: 鉤 (chī /⁠tɕìː⁠/)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:
      • Miyako: 鉤 (tsïï)
      • Yaeyama: 鉤 (tsïï /⁠tsɨ̂ː⁠/)
      • Yonaguni: 鉤 (chi)

References

  1. ^ “つ・る 【釣・吊】Paid subscription required”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
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