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Reconstruction:Proto-Japonic/moko

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

Noun

*moko

  1. bridegroom
  2. son-in-law

Descendants
  • Old Japanese: 聟 (*muko1)
  • Proto-Ryukyuan: *moko
    • Northern Ryukyuan:
      • Kikai: 婿, 聟, 壻 (muko), 婿子等, 聟子等, 壻子等 (mōkkwa) (< *moko, *moko-kura)
      • Kunigami: 婿, 聟, 壻 (mufu)
      • Northern Amami-Oshima: 婿, 聟, 壻 (moho, muho, mufu)
      • Okinawan: 婿, 聟, 壻 (mūku)
      • ⇒ Oki-No-Erabu: 婿子等, 聟子等, 壻子等 (mukkwa) (< *moko-kura)
      • Southern Amami-Oshima: 婿, 聟, 壻 (muho)
      • ⇒ Toku-No-Shima: 婿殿, 聟殿, 壻殿 (mukudun) (< *moko-dono)
      • ⇒ Yoron: 婿子等, 聟子等, 壻子等 (mūkwā) (< *moko-kura)
    • Southern Ryukyuan:

Further reading
  • Thomas Pellard. Ryukyuan and the reconstruction of proto-Japanese-Ryukyuan. Frellesvig, Bjarke; Kinsui, Satoshi. Handbook of historical Japanese linguistics, De Gruyter, pp.33−61, 2023, Handbooks of Japanese Language and Linguistics [HJLL], 9781614514015. ⟨10.1515/9781614512851-003⟩. ⟨hal-04039079⟩
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